Flood Insurance

New Jersey businesses and residents hit hard by the June 19-20 severe weather and flooding can now apply for low interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

As the partial federal government shutdown enters a third week, New Jersey is starting to see possible impacts on IRS filings, national parks and school lunches.

Is your flood insurance policy sufficient for your property? Are you paying too much? Does your property meet the standards? Berkeley Township home owners can find out Thursday evening at the municipal building, during a free outreach by the Flood Risk Evaluator (FRE) Team.

New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez meets with Superstorm Sandy victims today in a press conference to outline new measures aimed at cleaning up the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Menendez said he's gotten assurances from FEMA Deputy Associate Administrator Brad Kieserman that they will collect and make available to every policy holder all alterations of engineering reports...

Listen to Entire Interview A bold and surprising assertion about The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from New Jersey's 3rd District (R) Congressman Tom MacArthur. The freshman representative, who's made his fortune in the insurance industry, alleges that FEMA wasn't a hapless government agency that stood idly by while observing the "big bad" insurance companies taking advantag

Portions of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 have kicked in and it holds some good news for homeowners living in flood zones. Michael Hill of Ocean County-Based John Hill Agency said they didn't expect a provision that grandfather's certain rates to kick in so early but they became effective on Thursday May 1st...

Less than two years after Congress approved a landmark bill to overhaul the federal flood insurance program, lawmakers are poised to undo many of the changes after homeowners in flood-prone areas complained about sharp increases in premiums.

While the U.S. Senate has approved a plan to delay a hike in flood insurance premiums, the measure remains stalled in the House of Representatives. This has Jersey Shore-based Superstorm Sandy victims and officials on edge.

Homeowners worried that new federal flood maps will send their flood insurance premiums skyrocketing would get some short-term relief under a provision tucked into a massive government-wide funding bill.

Flood insurance premiums could be on the rise for some homeowners living in vulnerable locations, as more changes to the National Flood Insurance Program go into effect October 1st.