Besides an outlook on flood probabilities this spring, a Monday night town hall meeting brought flood insurance to the table and how to be prepared. Matt Buddie is a natural hazards program specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and deals with the National Flood Insurance Program. Buddie says flooding does more damage than other natural disasters combined….
He says anyone is at risk for flooding in one of three flood risk categories, low, moderate and high…
Buddie says flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program can be purchased by all most anyone through a regular insurance agent, however there is one important thing to note…
Buddie says 30 to 40-percent of flood insurance claims come from areas deemed a low to moderate risk of flooding.