22 April 2014Insurance

Whither flood insurance?

Pressures from real estate interests and the media have led to recent amendments to the 2012 Flood Insurance Reform Act, and rate increases will now be capped at 18 percent. Frank Nutter asks: is there hope for a private flood insurance market in the US?

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