Flood

Each year, homes and businesses across the United States are damaged or destroyed by floodwaters. One-third of flood damage occurs outside of designated floodplains, according to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Knowing your flood risk is the first step toward becoming better prepared. While elevating properties is the most effective solution to protect against flooding, there are other steps you can and should take to reduce the risk of severe damage.

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Choosing the Right Materials: Flood

Choosing the Right Materials: Flood

The right material choices will help minimize flood losses.

Determine Your Flood Zone Designation

Obtain updated flood maps for your area.

Disaster Planning: There’s an App for That

The new Know Your Plan app gives you the mobile power and organization to help keep your family and your home safer during a disaster.

Evaluating Flood Risk

Steps to prepare your home and business for flooding.

Flood Insurance: Are You Covered?

Get the answers to frequently asked questions about flood insurance coverage.

Flooding: How to Prepare, Respond, Recover

Things you can do before and after a flood.

New study reminder of damaging effects of storm surge

IBHS offers recommendations for reducing risk of surge damage due to storms like Sandy.

Post-Sandy: Recovering, Repairing and Rebuilding

IBHS Resources

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