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A Public Option No One Hates - MedPage Today (blog)
Posted today

A Public Option No One Hates
MedPage Today (blog)
That prompted my wife to remind me to pay the flood insurance bill, due next Friday but forgotten (by me) in a heap of unsorted mail. Flood insurance is a ...

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Flood Concerns Rise as Forecast Calls for Heavy East Coast Rainfall - PR Newswire (press release)
Posted today

Flood Concerns Rise as Forecast Calls for Heavy East Coast Rainfall
PR Newswire (press release)
NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Having flood insurance will be increasingly important this year as spring rain combines in many parts of the ...

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Spring flooding season approaches - Midlothian Exchange
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Spring flooding season approaches
Midlothian Exchange
As spring flooding season approaches, Virginians should talk with their agents now about flood insurance because there is normally a 30-day waiting period ...
Flood Safety Awareness Week March 15-19, 2010Ethiopian Review
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Flood Safety Awareness Week March 15-19, 2010 - Ethiopian Review
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Flood Safety Awareness Week March 15-19, 2010
Ethiopian Review
“We learn time and time again that you just don't need to live in a mapped floodplain to need flood insurance, and it just doesn't pay to quibble over what ...
Woodbury Co. residents share flood plain concerns with FEMAKTIV

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Vitter looks to temporarily halt flood insurance hikes - Tri Parish Times
Posted today (17 hours ago)

Vitter looks to temporarily halt flood insurance hikes
Tri Parish Times
Levee certification, which is conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers, is crucial to determining homeowners flood insurance rates. ...


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Woodbury Co. residents share flood plain concerns with FEMA - KTIV
Posted today (23 hours ago)

Woodbury Co. residents share flood plain concerns with FEMA
KTIV
It would also mean more people already living in a newly-deemed "high risk" flood plain, would need to purchase flood insurance, a costly requirement that ...


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Drop in flood insurance rates could be on horizon for Horry Co. - WMBF
Posted yesterday.

Drop in flood insurance rates could be on horizon for Horry Co.
WMBF
Bastian says that if the county is accepted into the CRS program, people who live in the county could see a reduction in their flood insurance by about 5 ...


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The American Red Cross Urges Residents to Prepare for Spring Floods - WMTV
Posted today (16 hours ago)

The American Red Cross Urges Residents to Prepare for Spring Floods
WMTV
... melting snow and other conditions that impact the US Ask about the National Flood Insurance Program at www.fema.gov/business/nfip. ...

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Pennsylvania Insurance Department Reminds Consumers of Insurance Options as ... - PR Newswire (press release)
Posted today (17 hours ago)

Pennsylvania Insurance Department Reminds Consumers of Insurance Options as ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Ario cautioned that even if a flood insurance policy was purchased today, it would not take effect in time to help anyone affected by flooding that is ...

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Few Iowans have flood insurance - DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
Posted today (18 hours ago)

KOMU-TV
Few Iowans have flood insurance
DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
The state reports that just 18 percent of the homes and businesses in the high-risk floodplain areas have flood insurance. Only 8870 of the 53000 homes, ...
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House Holds Hearings on Disaster Bill - Insurance Networking News
Posted today (19 hours ago)

House Holds Hearings on Disaster Bill
Insurance Networking News
“The lack of affordable natural disaster insurance in many parts of the country requires Congressional action, and the consideration of HR 2555 is a good ...


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Federal legislation to lower property insurance costs debated - Sun-Sentinel
Posted today (21 hours ago)

Federal legislation to lower property insurance costs debated
Sun-Sentinel
Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton – would expand the federal government's role in providing disaster insurance coverage and supporting state-backed catastrophe ...

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Lawmakers Consider Federal Disaster Insurance Amid Threat of Climate Change ... - Clean Skies News
Posted today (21 hours ago)

Lawmakers Consider Federal Disaster Insurance Amid Threat of Climate Change ...
Clean Skies News
Two House subcommittees looked at whether the federal government should insure or guarantee state disaster insurance in high-risk states. ...

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Levees must be repaired - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Levees must be repaired
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The practical effect of this change is that some property owners may be required to buy taxpayer-subsidized flood insurance until the levee problems are ...
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FEMA comes down on Flemingsburg - Ledger Independent
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FEMA comes down on Flemingsburg
Ledger Independent
The ordinance would require all owners of structures within flood zones to carry flood insurance. It would also set limits and restrictions on new ...

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Banker's Academy Adds National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 to Online ... - PR-inside.com (press release)
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Banker's Academy Adds National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 to Online ...
PR-inside.com (press release)
2010-03-11 08:39:51 - Edcomm Banker's Academy has recently added the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 to its online library and resource center ...

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CatCoverage.com Offers Alternative to Federal Flood Insurance - Insurance Journal
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CatCoverage.com Offers Alternative to Federal Flood Insurance
Insurance Journal
CatCoverage.com, says it is providing an online alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program for agents, brokers and property owners. ...


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Utica: Plan Commission talks flood regulations change - MyWebTimes.com
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Utica: Plan Commission talks flood regulations change
MyWebTimes.com
Without an inspection, the agency will not assist homeowners with repairs, which may cause flood insurance rates to increase. FEMA has updated Utica's ...


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Affordable Disaster Insurance Needed for Homeowners per Realtors - HULIQ
Posted yesterday.

HULIQ
Affordable Disaster Insurance Needed for Homeowners per Realtors
HULIQ
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is calling for affordable disaster insurance for homeowners, in a statement to US Congress, according to a March ...
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Crowd flows at flood map event - Topeka Capital Journal
Posted on Mar 10, 2010 (2 days ago)

Crowd flows at flood map event
Topeka Capital Journal
The retired couple owns their home outright and so won't be required to buy flood insurance. "But we'd have problems when we go to sell," David Ankeman said ...

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NAR Calls for Affordable, Comprehensive, Proactive Disaster Insurance Policy - Earthtimes (press release)
Posted on Mar 10, 2010 (2 days ago)

NAR Calls for Affordable, Comprehensive, Proactive Disaster Insurance Policy
Earthtimes (press release)
WASHINGTON, DC -- 03/10/10 -- US policy toward natural catastrophe risk is largely reactive and a comprehensive, forward-looking national natural disaster ...

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Catastrophe Experts Call for Quick Action on Catastrophe Protection - PR Newswire (press release)
Posted on Mar 10, 2010 (2 days ago)

Catastrophe Experts Call for Quick Action on Catastrophe Protection
PR Newswire (press release)
The organization supports comprehensive federal legislation that would establish a privately financed national catastrophe fund that would serve as a ...

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House Subcommittees Hold Hearing On Natural Disaster Legislation - Insurance News Net (press release)
Posted yesterday.

House Subcommittees Hold Hearing On Natural Disaster Legislation
Insurance News Net (press release)
in an attempt to address growing concerns regarding the affordability and availability of natural disaster insurance. The Big “I” submitted testimony in ...
House Panels Face Environmental, Insurer Groups Over Catastrophe BillInsurance Journal

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Tornado Safety Tips - WCTV
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Tornado Safety Tips
WCTV
A separate policy must be purchased through the National Flood Insurance Program, and can only be purchased if your community participates in the national ...


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Culver touts I-JOBS - Clayton County Register
Posted yesterday.

Culver touts I-JOBS
Clayton County Register
Iowa.gov (National Flood Insurance Program). Culver said the 2008 floods has made all Iowans more aware of the need to be prepared, and state government ...

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