Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is lobbying Congress for permission to allow insurance companies to include flood coverage in homeowner policies. The vast majority of flood insurance policies are currently sold by insurers but subsidized by the National Flood Insurance Program. ...more

June 26, 2008

Numerous inquiries from nervous coastal residents have convinced the Pasco County Commission to try to set up a workshop on dozens of alleged violations of federal flood-zone regulations in West Pasco. ...more

December 22, 2007

The nonstop coastal building across Florida has pushed the insurance risk in the state to nearly $2 trillion, keeping it the diciest place in the world for insurers, an industry analyst said Thursday. ...more

November 30, 2007

Pasco County might crack down on flood zone violations in coastal homes to protect a 15 percent discount on flood insurance policies here. ...more

November 27, 2007