Flood Insurance
Publications
From NRDC:
NRDC also organized a letter of support for the legislation, which was signed by the Association of State Floodplain Managers, the Consumer Mortgage Coalition, the National Association…
WASHINGTON (July 9, 2010) – The growing fiscal burden of federal disaster spending—driven increasingly by climate change—compels lawmakers and policymakers to explore effective policies that…
WASHINGTON (May 21, 2020) – In light of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasting a 60 percent chance of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, Congress should…
From JD Supra:
Moreover, the National Flood Insurance Program may not be sustainable. From 2005 to 2018, the program paid $36 billion more than it charged in premiums.8
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Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Whip Clyburn, Chairman Pallone, and Chairman DeFazio:
The SmarterSafer Coalition (SmarterSafer) writes to express our views on the House Democrats’ framework…
Over the eight years of our existence, the R Street Institute has offered critiques of government-backed entities that provide insurance or reinsurance for flood, crop, windstorm, earthquake, auto,…
From National Review:
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) essentially does the opposite of what a sensible climate policy would. Instead of accounting for the future, the NFIP incentivizes…
Dear Chairwoman Lowey, Ranking Member Granger, Chairwoman Roybal-Allard, and Ranking Member Fleischmann:
The SmarterSafer Coalition (SmarterSafer) writes to express our views on select measures…
From R Street Institute:
This panel featured prominent scholars discussing the flaws with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and ways to reform the program.
Panelists:
R.J….
From Scientific American:
In addition, many of the flood maps that FEMA has drawn “are badly out-of-date,” according to a separate study by the R Street Institute, a free-market think tank…