Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
How Tech Can Turn the Tide of Flood Insurance
Nov 21 2016 // As residents of coastal Louisiana, New York and New Jersey have discovered, a house with a sea view can carry a serious and soggy downside. In terms of storms and their severity, a building’s location has never...
Zurich’s Sustainable U.S. Campus Is One Part of Its Green Ambitions
Nov 17 2016 // The voice of Zurich North America Chief Legal Officer Dennis Kerrigan swelled with pride as he described the carrier’s new headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill., and its importance to Zurich’s overall philosophy...
FEMA Adds 4,400 Properties to High-Risk Zones in Tennessee’s Davidson County
Nov 16 2016 // Thousands of property owners may have to purchase flood insurance for the first time as new flood maps go into effect next year in Davidson County. The Federal Emergency Management Agency last month finalized revised flood...
City in Virginia Proposes Changes to Flood Insurance Rate Maps
Nov 15 2016 // Norfolk officials are urging residents to take notice of proposed changes to federal flood insurance rate maps in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the rate maps would require some landowners...
Hurricane Matthew Could Cost US & Caribbean Economies $15B: Aon Benfield
Nov 10 2016 // Hurricane Matthew, which swept through parts of the Caribbean and United States, had total economic losses of up to US$15 billion, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development...
Corps: Flood Protection Plan for Souris River Could Cost Up to $1B
Nov 8 2016 // The Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Souris River flood protection project in North Dakota’s Ward County and is accepting public comments through Dec....
Hurricane Matthew Leaves its Mark on Southeast
Nov 7 2016 // It’s been just over a month since Hurricane Matthew ravaged the Southeast coast but the insurance industry’s job of responding to the devastation and assessing the total cost of damage from the storm is far...
FEMA Extends Deadline for Hurricane Hermine NFIP Claims
Nov 7 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to file claims from Hurricane Hermine. “After productive discussions between...
Mobile Homes On the Way to North Carolina Flood Victims
Nov 6 2016 // Families in four North Carolina counties forced from their homes after flooding from Hurricane Matthew could be moving into mobile homes soon. Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved...
Flood Debris Removal Costs Top $13M in Louisiana’s Livingston Parish
Nov 4 2016 // Livingston Parish officials say the removal of August flood debris has topped the $13 million mark, with the final pickup set to begin. Mark Harrell, the parish’s emergency preparedness director, says the...
Climate Change Is Major Concern for 78% of SMEs: Zurich Report
Nov 4 2016 // Climate change is a major concern for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to Zurich Insurance Group’s fourth annual global SME survey. Almost four-fifths (78 percent) of SMEs surveyed expected risks...
Western Wisconsin to Receive More Federal Flood Disaster Aid
Nov 3 2016 // Gov. Scott Walker says the U.S. Small Business Administration will make low-interest disaster loans available for people and businesses in western Wisconsin affected by flash flooding in September. The SBA lists Vernon...
Drought Committee Address Dryness in Western Carolinas as Floods Subside
Oct 28 2016 // As the last river finally falls below major flood stage near the coast, a rapidly worsening drought is killing crops and causing hard-to-fight wildfires in rugged terrain in western North Carolina and South Carolina. The...
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Warns Flood Victims About Repair Scams
Oct 27 2016 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is urging homeowners whose properties suffered damage in the recent flooding that hit several North Central Pennsylvania counties to be cautious of scams when seeking...
FEMA Extends Filing Deadline for Florida NFIP Claims from Hurricane Hermine
Oct 27 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to file claims from Hurricane Hermine. “After productive discussions between...
South Carolina’s 2 Extremes: Part of State Recovers From Flood, Other Part in Drought
Oct 26 2016 // As one part of South Carolina continues to recover from flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew, another area is suffering a drought. The Greenville News reports Upstate residents are being asked to conserve by limiting...
Couple Wanted in Louisiana Flood Contractor Fraud Scheme
Oct 26 2016 // Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, sheriff’s deputies say a man and a woman with numerous aliases are wanted in a flood contractor scheme that has taken more than $35,000 from two victims already in the Ponchatoula and...
Number of Flood Policies Sold in Iowa Dropping in Recent Years
Oct 25 2016 // The number of flood insurance policies sold in Iowa dropped 22 percent between 2011 and this year, but it’s hard to determine the reason for the decline. The Des Moines Register reported the number of policies fell...
S&P: Few North Carolina Residents Hit Hardest by Matthew Have Flood Insurance
Oct 25 2016 // With historic flood levels in North Carolina receding in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, preliminary estimates show that only a sliver of commercial and residential properties in areas most impacted by the storm are...
Damage to South Carolina Crops from Hurricane Matthew May Rival 2015 Flooding
Oct 24 2016 // South Carolina Department of Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers says crops in some areas of the state may have sustained as much damage from Hurricane Matthew as they did from last year’s historic flooding. The...
