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Trump’s budget proposes scrapping funding for NFIP flood maps

16th March 2017

President Donald Trump's first proposed budget includes a measure that would scrap all funding for the National Flood Insurance Program's Flood Hazard Mapping Program. The Flood Hazard Mapping Program sees the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) working to identify flood hazards, assess flood risks and work alongside states and communities to ... Read the full article

Flood risk privatisation back on the U.S. political agenda

13th March 2017

The Housing and Insurance Subcommittee met recently to discuss the state of the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and potential reforms, including the opportunity for the private sector to develop an effective private flood risk insurance market. The development of a private flood risk insurance and reinsurance market in the U.S. ... Read the full article