In a vote on January 30th, 2014, the senate passed a bill that will delay flood insurance hikes for at least four years.
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In a vote on January 30th, 2014, the senate passed a bill that will delay flood insurance hikes for at least four years.
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A private flood insurer has stepped into Connecticut’s market, the first time homeowners along the shoreline battered by Superstorm Sandy have an alternative to increasingly costly federal insurance.
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The U.S. Senate is expected to take a key vote soon on a bill that would delay some of the flood insurance rate hikes triggered by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012.
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Damage sustained by a town in Fairfield county after Hurricane Sandy. Image courtesy of Michael McAndrews, a photgrapher for the “The Courant“.
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The average cost of a cleanup from flood damage, when you factor in costs like cleaning, flooring, electrical, even from only an inch of water can be over $10,000. Regular insurance doesn’t provide flood protection, ,but the government does, in the form of the National Flood Insurance Program. To qualify though, you need a FEMA Elevation Certificate.