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Tsunamis and the National Flood Insurance Program

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On July 30, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred off of Russia’s Eastern Kamchatka coast, subsequently triggering tsunami warnings in, among other places, Japan and Hawaii. Some have postulated that rising sea levels could...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will New York’s New Flood Insurance Law Create a Coinsurance Problem for Lenders and Policyholders?

A law recently passed by the New York State Assembly and signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul puts significant limits on the flood insurance that lenders can require borrowers to purchase on loans secured by residential real property....more

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FEMA’s Commonly Misinterpreted ‘50% Rule’

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Did you know that a residential structure is three times as likely to experience a flood than a fire over the 30-year life of a mortgage? In fact, flooding is the most common type of natural disaster in the United States and...more

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