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March 25, 2014

Washington state flood insurance premiums jolt some homeowners

By RACHEL LA CORTE
Associated Press

OLYMPIA — When Joley Spears bought her three-bedroom Aberdeen home just a few blocks from the Chehalis River last year, she was relieved to find something in her price range that was recently remodeled and had a fenced backyard for the kids.

But while she knew she was in a flood range and would need a federal insurance policy, one thing she wasn't expecting was a potentially significant increase in her flood insurance rates.


 
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