Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mother Nature More Relaxed in 2015
Mar 2 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. A review of 2015 natural hazard events revealed an overall reduction in property damage for the year. While this does not minimize the local impact of individual events...
Louisiana Flood Board Appeals Dismissal of Suit Against Oil Companies
Mar 2 2016 // A lawyer for a flood protection agency tried on Feb. 29 to revive a closely-watched lawsuit alleging oil and natural gas companies are responsible for destroying Louisiana’s coast, telling an appeals court that a...
House Committee Passes Private Flood Insurance Bill
Mar 2 2016 // The House Financial Services Committee this morning approved a proposal intended to encourage more private insurers to write flood insurance. The committee approved the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act...
Federal Government Awards $157M to South Carolina for Flood Recovery
Mar 2 2016 // South Carolina and two counties hardest hit by last fall’s catastrophic flooding will share $157 million from the federal government, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday. HUD...
FEMA Designates Additional 18K South Carolina Properties in Flood Zone
Feb 28 2016 // Thousands of property owners in Horry County are being told they will be required to buy flood insurance. Local media outlets report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated flood plain maps and now an...
Louisiana Court Rules Flood Board Can Hire Outside Lawyers for Oil Suit
Feb 22 2016 // A south Louisiana flood board has won a legal round in its fight against oil and gas companies over coastal wetland damage. A state appeal court ruled last week that the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East...
Low Odds of Serious Flooding Throughout North Dakota
Feb 22 2016 // The National Weather Service says that the threat of substantial spring flooding in North Dakota is low, including along a river in the eastern part of the state that has caused millions of dollars of damage in the last...
Pennsylvania Highlights Private Flood Insurance
Feb 22 2016 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller announced that the state’s Insurance Department has created a new “one-stop shop” webpage to make information on private market flood insurance more...
Record Number of Flood Policies Bought by Californians, FEMA Says
Feb 19 2016 // Federal emergency officials reported Tuesday a surge in the number of California residents who have purchased flood insurance, most likely in response to a rainy El Niño winter. Officials with the Federal Emergency...
FEMA Responds to Florida’s Flood Rate Request, Sort Of
Feb 17 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has responded to Florida’s request to review the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rates but it may not be as forthcoming and helpful as Florida officials had...
Colorado Town Sees Flood Cleanup Nearing An End
Feb 16 2016 // One by one, homes at in a flood-ravaged foothills town near Boulder are being demolished. Two and a half years after the flood, some Lyons residents are finally getting the federal buyouts they applied for, reported The...
Sompo Canopius Partners with UK’s SSBN for US Flood Models, Hazard Maps
Feb 12 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG has entered into a license agreement with SSBN, which will provide it with flood models and hazard maps for the United States. SSBN works within the insurance sector, providing global flood risk...
South Carolina Lawmakers Seek to Provide $40M in Aid to Farmers Hit by Flood
Feb 12 2016 // South Carolina farmers devastated by last fall’s flooding could get up to $40 million in state aid to stay afloat under legislation advanced Wednesday to the House floor. The legislation approved 21-0 by the Ways and...
Veolia, New Orleans Discussing Flood Prevention System
Feb 10 2016 // French water and waste group Veolia said it is talks to install a flood prevention system in the city of New Orleans that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Veolia innovation director Laurent Auguste said a study...
Record Western Wildfires a Contrast in Otherwise Quiet Year for U.S. Natural Disasters
Feb 8 2016 // It was a relatively quiet year for natural disasters – except for those living in the Western United States, according to property data provider CoreLogic, in its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis, released...
Missouri Governor: 96% of St. Louis Area Flood Debris Removed
Feb 5 2016 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says the vast majority of debris that resulted from flooding in the St. Louis area has been cleared. Nixon said Feb. 3 that 96 percent of identified flood debris has been removed from the St. Louis...
Insured Property Loss from UK Storms Eva & Frank Estimated at $767.7M: PERILS
Feb 5 2016 // The initial estimate of the insured property market loss for UK flood damage during the period from Dec. 25, 2015 to Jan. 14, is £526 million ($767.7 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based...
UK’s Flood Re Secures $3B Reinsurance Program; Scheme to Launch in April
Feb 4 2016 // Flood Re, the UK’s new flood reinsurance scheme, has successfully secured a £2.1 billion ($3 billion) multi-year reinsurance program. Flood Re, based in London, will begin operating in April. In an oversubscribed...
Penn. Encourages Homeowners to Look at Private Market Flood Coverage
Feb 4 2016 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has created a new “one-stop shop” webpage to make information on private market flood insurance more accessible to Pennsylvania homeowners and renters. In announcing the...
Schinnerer Launches Online Flood Program for Residential, Commercial Properties
Feb 3 2016 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, an underwriting manager, has launched Schinnerer Flood – an online program offering primary insurance for commercial and residential properties through the National Flood Insurance...
