Millions of homes across the U.S. face risk of damage from hurricane-force winds and storm-surge flooding this year.

FEMA's flood insurance rate maps delineate 100- and 500-year floodplains ... offers windstorm and hail insurance to homeowners across the Texas Gulf Coast, including parts of Harris County. FEMA has a ...

“Everyone does stormwater master plans now; having a road map ... on the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System, which means lower flood insurance rates.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has repeatedly delayed releasing Harris County’s updated ... to get a quote or find an insurance carrier. Are FEMA flood maps accurate?

Flood insurance ... a flood map, the Risk Rating 2.0 system calculates premiums based on factors specific to individual homes. According to the NFIP, Risk Rating 2.0 helps ensure that rate ...

Under FEMA’s current rating system, some policyholders will find their flood insurance rates going up 18% annually for several years. To reduce your flood insurance cost, consider raising your ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated ... Some homes in South Florida’s Miami-Dade County lost an average of four percent of their value in 2009 following their ...

The county believes it may be even less. The toll authority did a records request for data from the fire marshal and the Texas Department of Insurance ... The Harris County Toll Road Authority ...

A staggering 2.1 million properties across Texas are barreling toward flood exposure in the next three decades, yet the vast majority remain uninsured, setting the stage for a financial catastrophe of ...

Harris County alone accounts ... average flood insurance premiums in Texas have risen 35%, while the number of insured buildings has dropped by 30%. As rates transition to full-risk pricing ...

Why you should care: Aside from shortchanging peace officers, Dutt believes Harris County under Hidalgo has squandered tax dollars on progressive initiatives at the expense of fundamental ...

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