Should Utahns get flood insurance? ‘Now' is the time, Utah insurance commissioner says.
From the Bear River in the north to the Virgin River in the south , communities throughout Utah are flooding as the state's record-busting snowpack...
From the Bear River in the north to the Virgin River in the south , communities throughout Utah are flooding as the state's record-busting snowpack melts. But as public officials have urged Utahns to prepare by purchasing insurance policies, thousands may not have access to it and few communities participate in a federal program to make it more affordable. Over two dozen Utah municipalities with a flood hazard area do not participate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's voluntary National Flood Insurance Program , cutting their residents off from accessing flood insurance policies through the government.