Flood Insurance

Congress has tried to boost premiums on the cheap, subsidized insurance FEMA offers. But property owners in flood zones protested the rate hikes, and legislators backed off in 2013, calling for "further study." Meanwhile, a string of bad storms has left the program $24 billion in debt — so far.

Two Tampa Bay-area legislators said Tuesday that they are proposing a bill to give Florida's homeowners relief from rising flood insurance premiums.State…

A bipartisan proposal to delay federal flood insurance rate hikes that take effect today is being stymied by a bitter congressional dispute over President…

We've already read that nearly one-third of all homes in Pinellas County may see their flood insurance rates rise because of pending changes in federal…

As rain pounds the Tampa Bay area, Florida realtors are worried that changes in the federal flood insurance rates - scheduled to kick in October 1st -…

Florida’s private homeowners’ insurance market is “the worse it’s ever been” in the past five years according to Michael Letcher, president of the Home…