Most Popular Coastal Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Coastal Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Markets/Coverages: SageSure, Markel Collaborate to Expand Capacity in Coastal States
Aug 27 2024 // Managing general underwriter SageSure announced it is collaborating with Markel to introduce new capacity to its expanded markets program, broadening underwriting eligibility in coastal states. SageSure Expanded Markets...
#2 Coastal Carolina Gets 1,000-Year Rainfall Event From Storm System
Sep 17 2024 // Parts of North Carolina saw something Monday that has not been seen in hundreds, perhaps 1,000 years – 18 inches of rain in half a day. NWS That’s “once in every 1,000 years!” the National Weather...
#3 Coastal Cities’ Growing Storm Vulnerability Fed by Climate Change and Growth
Sep 13 2024 // Warm water in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico can fuel powerful hurricanes, but how destructive a storm becomes isn’t just about the climate and weather – it also depends on the people and property in...
#4 CFPB Finds Properties May be Underinsured in Non-Coastal Flood Zones
Jan 17 2025 // Homeowners with mortgages who are at risk of flooding from rivers and creeks are more likely to be underinsured for floods than coastal residents, according to a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection...
#5 Coastal Cities Have a Hidden Vulnerability to Storm Surge – Caused by Humans
Oct 18 2024 // Centuries ago, estuaries around the world were teeming with birds and turbulent with schools of fish, their marshlands and endless tracts of channels melting into the gray-blue horizon. Fast-forward to today, and in...
#6 Feds Issue Ultimatum to Louisiana on $3 Billion Coastal Restoration Project
Oct 24 2024 // NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Federal officials want to know if Louisiana remains committed to a nearly $3 billion planned coastal restoration project that litigation has stalled. Federal officials warned in a Friday letter to...
#7 US Supreme Court to Hear Chevron, Exxon Appeal Over Louisiana Coastal Damage
Jun 16 2025 // The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other oil and gas companies to have lawsuits brought by two Louisiana localities accusing them of harming the state’s coast over a...
#8 Louisiana Gov. Landry Raises Concerns Over $3B Coastal Restoration Project
Nov 27 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry raised serious objections Thursday to a $3 billion project long hailed as key to restoring the state’s eroding coastline, decrying the growing cost and predicting dire...
#9 Coastal Communities Get $575M to Guard Against Floods, Other Disasters
Jul 31 2024 // The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures to address climate-related flooding and other disasters. The National Oceanic and...
#10 Louisiana’s $3B Coastal Restoration Project Divides Residents
Jul 26 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline released a study Tuesday touting the expected economic benefits of its construction,...
#11 Coastal Texas Braces for Insurance Rate Increase at Upcoming TWIA Meeting
Jul 31 2024 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state’s insurer of last resort for homes and businesses on the Gulf Coast, will consider raising rates as climate change increases the chances of more severe storms and...
#12 William & Mary to Expand Climate Studies, Coastal Research with $100 Million Gift
Jul 26 2024 // William & Mary has received a $100 million donation that aims to help the world’s coastal communities adapt to changing temperatures, rising seas and more intense storms, the university announced Wednesday. The...
#13 FTP, INC. Announces Strategic Acquisition of Coastal Flood Underwriters
Mar 7 2025 // Old Bridge, NJ March 07, 2025 – FTP, INC. announced today its acquisition of Coastal Flood Underwriters, LLC, a premier provider of flood insurance solutions. This strategic move strengthens FTP’s commitment to...
