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flood insurance

American  

noun

  1. insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.


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Naturally, health insurance just looks like a cost when you’re healthy, as does flood insurance when there isn’t a flood.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Her flood insurance -- which is separate -- now costs $600 more annually and is up to more than $1,700.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

That freeze has left many buyers in the lurch and stuck without financing or the flood insurance that’s required for their mortgage.

From MarketWatch Oct. 31, 2025

What do you think is the future of private flood insurance?

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 13, 2025

He didn’t want to buy flood insurance from Goldman Sachs only to find, when the flood came, Goldman Sachs washed away and unable to pay him off.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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