People walk on a flooded street at a trailer park following Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (Credit: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg)
On September 30, 2022, President Joe Biden signed legislation – passed by both the Senate and House – that extends the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) authorization to December 16, 2022. The NFIP is managed by FEMA and is available to anyone living in one of the 23,000 NFIP participant communities. The program assists property owners, renters and businesses to obtain flood coverage through their network of over 50 insurers, since standard homeowners policies don't cover flood damage.
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Brittney Meredith-Miller
Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].
