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2. Buying a house in a flood zone? Know the risks first - AOL

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   The average annual cost for a flood policy from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is administered by FEMA, is $800. But the premium you pay can vary depending on your location ...

3. Thousands of US communities forgo federal flood insurance - AOL

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   "In counties and rural areas, you need to pick up 10 to 20 square miles of drainage before a FEMA flood map starts picking up on the floodplain area, yet you have flood risk even if there's only a ...

4. National Flood Insurance Program - Wikipedia

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   The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is a program created by the Congress of the United States in 1968 through the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-448). The NFIP has two purposes: to share the risk of flood losses through flood insurance and to reduce flood damages by restricting floodplain development.

5. What is flood insurance, and why do you need it? - AOL

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   In the United States, FEMA has traditionally provided all flood insurance plans through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). That means that even a plan through a company like GEICO is ...

6. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Wikipedia

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   This case gave FEMA the right to sue in order to recover funds paid out in flood insurance claims for flood damage as a result of poor decisions by local officials and developers. The case also gave FEMA the power to sue localities who fail to meet flood plain management requirements. [110]

7. Flood insurance - Wikipedia

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   Anyone residing in a community participating in the NFIP can buy flood insurance, [10] even renters. However, unless one lives in a designated floodplain and is required under the terms of a mortgage to purchase flood insurance, flood insurance does not go into effect until 30 days after the policy is first purchased. [11]