Several private companies write flood insurance. Fed insurance is their -- 48zip 11/02/2018 10:33AM
Homeowners in flood prone areas should not be eligible for federal -- ElbertoHokie 11/01/2018 4:49PM
Terribly written question. But, um, no? ** -- Hokie Bird 94 11/02/2018 08:19AM
Uhhh...no. -- BleedinOandM 11/02/2018 08:18AM
Government heavily subsides those areas for industry reasons... -- HokieForever 11/02/2018 08:08AM
Sure, why not? Question should be whether it is priced appropriately ** -- 133743Hokie 11/01/2018 8:33PM
Rates went up in WV a few years ago, Couple hundred dollars to thousands.. -- `lag 11/01/2018 6:41PM
Yes, it should be available, but for more money. I pay that -- OakIslandNCHokie 11/01/2018 6:36PM
A lot of ppl seem to not get it. Those that are least likely to need it -- CochraneResident 11/01/2018 6:25PM
Insurance is for chumps. ** -- Coach McGuirk 11/01/2018 5:53PM
^^ Ned Flanders ** -- typed by ben 11/02/2018 09:19AM
What are "things most likely said before someone declares Chapter 11"? ** -- CochraneResident 11/01/2018 6:27PM
Well, feds shouldn't be re-insuring properties they just paid to rebuild. -- Hokie360 11/01/2018 5:46PM
Well, they can't rebuild the same thing with current requirements. -- 48zip 11/01/2018 6:34PM
Only if the premium reflects the risk. Otherwise it’s a massive subsidy for -- RoswellGAHokie 11/01/2018 5:35PM
Yes. Otherwise entire US population must live in Iowa. ** -- Stork 11/01/2018 5:29PM
Iowa has significant flooding right now -- Vienna_Hokie 11/01/2018 5:47PM
Iowa floods ** -- fordham 11/01/2018 5:42PM
We can’t live anywhere! ** -- Stork 11/01/2018 5:44PM
And gets flattened by tornadoes in the spring! ** -- fordham 11/02/2018 10:55AM
We're. All. Going. To. Die!!! ** -- reestuart 11/01/2018 6:16PM
There's.Insurance.For.That.Also ** -- TomTurkey 11/01/2018 7:01PM
Men with marriage prone women should not be eligible for hall passes? Y/N? ** -- HokieAl 11/01/2018 5:10PM
I heard the rates are rising. ** -- Guy LeDouche 11/01/2018 5:02PM
🎶How high's the water, Mama? ** -- TomTurkey 11/01/2018 7:04PM
Five feet high and risin' ** -- radhokie1 11/01/2018 7:31PM
Why is the federal government involved in flood insurance anyway -- turkeywinghokie 11/01/2018 4:59PM
Because private insurance stopped covering it -- Beerman 11/01/2018 5:24PM
Because the program was originally put in place for ag -- Vienna_Hokie 11/01/2018 5:08PM
Yes, if you want to pay for it you should be able to buy it -- fordham 11/01/2018 4:57PM
Now Sir, you stop it with all of that common sense stuff! Enough -- OakIslandNCHokie 11/01/2018 6:39PM
Sweet. And people should commute 2 hrs each way to work in a port city ** -- Hokie Bird 94 11/02/2018 08:24AM
No but we should pay more if we're fat and unhealthy -- Vienna_Hokie 11/01/2018 5:10PM
...risk based ? What a novel idea ** -- chumley 11/01/2018 6:55PM
And you do, the rates are not close to cheap as I understand it ** -- fordham 11/01/2018 5:11PM
If you are in a flood zone the premium can be in the thousands. ** -- capitals1 11/01/2018 5:15PM
And just a few feet of elevation change makes a huge difference. ** -- DonHo-kieHi 11/01/2018 7:33PM
Flood Ins is exclusively federal..no one else will underwrite it. -- Naelbis 11/01/2018 4:54PM
Maybe not true. Heard a caller on the Clark Howard show indicate -- Tafkam Hokie 11/01/2018 4:58PM
Was it a flood prone area when they built? I ask because my uncle built -- Betabeachbum 11/01/2018 4:52PM
FEMA updates the areas based on more detailed flood studies. -- 48zip 11/01/2018 5:17PM
And rising water levels from Global warming (ducks). ** -- DonHo-kieHi 11/01/2018 7:27PM