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Mar-A-Lago has Flood Insurance Policy thru the Fed Gov't

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Federally insured property in Florida is in the crosshairs of potentially catastrophic Hurricane Irma ― including President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. The program provides affordable insurance in flood-prone zones where private insurers have traditionally refused to insure properties because they’re so vulnerable.The property has a flood insurance policy through the National Flood Insurance Program , a Federal Emergency Management Agency. The insurance program’s authorization was set to expire at the end of this month, but Trump signed legislation on Friday that temporarily extends it .

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