The flood insurance market, explained

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM EDT

Nearly every county in the U.S. experiences flooding, and yet few homeowners have flood insurance policies.

Mark Friedlander, spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute, joins us to explain the flood insurance market.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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