Feds roll out new flood insurance rates. 1 million in Florida will pay more
Miami Herald (FL)
FEMA said Thursday.
The good news is, most will see increases of less than
$120 a year. The bad news is that homeowners will likely see annual rate hikes like that for the foreseeable future.
The National Flood Insurance Program, which underwrites most flood insurance policies in the
U.S., is changing the way it calculates what each property has to pay. The new strategy, called Risk Rating 2.0, is meant to help pull the program out of its
$20 billion debt and encourage people to live in safer, less flood-prone homes.