Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pennsylvania Issues Advisory on Appealing Flood Zone Designation
Apr 18 2016 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller issued a consumer alert telling homeowners about a process by which they can appeal their property’s placement in a flood zone by the federal government, which in...
Mayor: Many in New Orleans to See Lower Flood Insurance Costs
Apr 18 2016 // New federal maps show that New Orleans is much less vulnerable to flooding than it was before Hurricane Katrina struck more than 10 years ago. As a result, Mayor Mitch Landrieu says, half of the city’s properties...
San Antonio Area Hit with Grapefruit-Sized Hail, Flooding
Apr 14 2016 // Hail as big as grapefruits left behind broken windows and other storm damage in parts of South Texas Tuesday night. The National Weather Service says the San Antonio area has a chance for additional thunderstorms through...
The Nature Conservancy Looks to Address South Florida Climate, Catastrophe Risks
Apr 11 2016 // The Nature Conservancy has announced plans to work with catastrophe risk modeling firm RMS, as well as with the Global Disaster Preparedness Center and others, in an effort to address climate impacts in South Florida. The...
Louisiana Ag Losses from March Flooding Could Top $15M
Apr 10 2016 // The agricultural loss from the March flooding across Louisiana could top $15 million, according to an economist with the LSU AgCenter. Kurt Guidry said the loss figures are preliminary, because reports are coming in daily...
U.S. Storms in March Will Cost Insurers $2 Billion: Aon Benfield’s Cat Report
Apr 7 2016 // Insurers face a $2.0 billion bill following seven severe storm events across multiple states in March, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team. Overall economic losses...
Penn. Issues Consumer Alert for Homeowners on Appealing Flood Maps
Apr 6 2016 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller issued a consumer alert this week telling homeowners about a process by which they can appeal their property’s placement in a flood zone by the federal government,...
Some Louisiana Residents Dropped Flood Insurance, Now Regret It
Apr 5 2016 // Some Monroe, La., homeowners dropped flood insurance when they got the choice, and are now regretting it. Some homeowners in the area got notices from their mortgage company saying they were no longer required to buy flood...
Regulatory SOS: Leveraging Change to Succeed in the Flood Space
Apr 5 2016 // John Dickson, President of NFS Edge Insurance Agency, Inc. April 5, 2016- Change isn’t always easy. If you’re an insurance agent or WYO facing the April 1, 2016, regulatory changes to the National Flood...
UK’s Flood Re Launches to Bring Affordable Flood Cover to Homeowners
Apr 4 2016 // The U.K.’s new joint industry and government sponsored reinsurance scheme for flood risk began operating today (April 4). Designed to help provide access to affordable flood insurance cover for households at the...
Adding Client Value: Rounding Out Your Portfolio with Private Flood Insurance Options
Apr 4 2016 // John Dickson, President of NFS Edge Insurance Agency, Inc. April 4, 2016- As you may know, the world of flood is changing. As of April 1, 2016, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is implementing new changes...
Mississippi Granted $13.3M for Storm Recovery, 11 More Counties Eligible for Aid
Apr 4 2016 // Gov. Phil Bryant says 11 additional counties have been added to Mississippi’s most recent disaster declaration due to the March flooding and severe storms. In a news release, Bryant said Clarke, Forrest, Greene,...
Riding Out the “Perfect Storm”: Navigating Change in Today’s Volatile Flood Insurance Market
Apr 1 2016 // John Dickson, President of NFS Edge Insurance Agency, Inc. April 1, 2016- If you are an insurance agent trying to survive in today’s competitive marketplace, you may have dipped your toes in the flood insurance...
Road, Bridge Damage from Louisiana Flooding Pegged at $20M
Mar 31 2016 // Louisiana’s transportation secretary says flooding from storms that struck the state in March caused up to $20 million in road and bridge damage. The Advocate reports Shawn Wilson described the damage in a House...
Southeast Texas School District Estimates $12M in Flood Damage
Mar 31 2016 // The head of a Southeast Texas school district where flooding swamped an elementary campus with water 5-foot deep estimates $12 million in losses and little insurance. The superintendent of the Deweyville Independent School...
Minot Acquiring Flood Protection Properties
Mar 30 2016 // Minot, N.D., has acquired more than 60 percent of the properties needed for a flood protection project that will begin construction next year. Finance Director Cindy Hemphill tells the Minot Daily News that the city has...
South Carolina Flood Relief Fund Awarding $760K to 18 Charities
Mar 30 2016 // South Carolina’s One SC relief fund is awarding $760,000 to 18 charities that are helping people recover from last October’s historic flooding. The awards announced Monday represent the second round of grants...
Federal Disaster Declared in 3 Mississippi Counties After Floods
Mar 29 2016 // President Barack Obama has declared a disaster in three Mississippi counties following flooding this month. Residents in the Bolivar, Coahoma and Washington counties can apply for individual assistance, including grants...
FEMA to Louisiana Flood Victims: Don’t Wait to Begin Repairs
Mar 28 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging Louisiana residents whose homes were damaged during recent floods not to wait for a FEMA inspector before beginning to clean up and conduct repairs. FEMA spokeswoman Deanna...
PERILS Raises Insured Property Loss Estimate for UK Storms Eva & Frank to £578M
Mar 24 2016 // Property insurance market losses from flooding brought by UK storms Eva and Frank have risen to £578 million ($818.9 million), compared to an initial loss estimate of £526 million ($745.2 million), according to PERILS,...
