Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SBA Disaster Assistance Available in Louisiana Due to Flooding
Aug 10 2015 // Low-interest federal disaster loans are still available to Louisiana businesses and residents affected by the Red River flooding that occurred May 18 through June 20. U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Maria...
UPDATE: Typhoon Soudelor Nears Taiwan; China Next: AccuWeather Report
Aug 7 2015 // AccuWeather has reported that “powerful Typhoon Soudelor will bring both flooding rainfall and damaging winds to Taiwan as the storm remains on a collision course with the island.” The report noted that...
Mississippi County Wants Unified Flood Control Approach With Neighbors
Aug 6 2015 // DeSoto County supervisors want the Corps of Engineers to coordinate a unified flood-prevention effort. Letters from the board seek to get the Vicksburg and Memphis districts in the same boat with DeSoto and its North...
Munich Re Launches Inland Flood Insurance Product for U.S. Homeowners
Aug 6 2015 // Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. has launched a new personal lines inland flood insurance product designed to provide more options for homeowners in low-to-moderate-hazard flood zones. According to the National Flood...
10 Business Insurance Lessons and 1 Owner’s Advice from Katrina
Aug 5 2015 // Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in insured losses and $108 billion in total economic losses. Many of the lawsuits filed as a result of the fifth hurricane of...
Summer Flooding Causing Damage, Evacuations in Tampa Bay Area
Aug 5 2015 // A summer deluge has flooded streets in the Tampa Bay area, forcing some road closings and evacuations, delaying airline flights and overtaxing parts of local wastewater treatment systems. Major intersections were closed...
Summer Recreation Business a Washout Due to Illinois River Floods
Jul 29 2015 // Flooding along the Illinois River that has prompted National Weather Service warnings and closed the waterway to boaters for weeks this summer has dampened recreational activities. Marina owners, boat shop workers and...
Extension Granted for Flood Proof of Loss Forms in Louisiana
Jul 29 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended its filing deadline for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders in Louisiana impacted by recent flooding, the insurance department announced. The...
Geneva Association Study Analyzes Asian Flood Risks, Insurability
Jul 29 2015 // The Geneva Association has released a 47 page report that details the particulars of insuring the risks from floods in Asia’s “high growth” markets. “In Asia, the insurance protection gap is yawning...
Wright National Flood Insurance Co. Ratings Affirmed
Jul 28 2015 // A.M. Besthas affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Wright National Flood Insurance Co. (WNFIC) in San Antonio, Texas. The outlook for both ratings is...
Texas Flood Responders Being Trained in Drone Technology
Jul 27 2015 // Drone technology training is part of a Texas A&M University seminar for emergency responders dealing with deadly flooding like the disastrous May storms. The 2015 Summer Institute on Flooding takes place at...
Louisiana Public Agencies Accept Nearly $250M in BP Settlements
Jul 21 2015 // Public agencies in the New Orleans area have accepted about a quarter-billion dollars from BP for economic losses resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports the Southeast...
New York’s Utica First to Withdraw From WYO Flood Insurance Program
Jul 21 2015 // Utica First Insurance Company in Oriskany, New York, notified its independent agency partners last week that the company will withdraw from the Write Your Own (WYO) Program, a cooperative undertaking of the insurance...
West Virginia Assessing Damage from Rain, Flooding
Jul 21 2015 // Damage assessments are taking place in the 10 West Virginia counties that were drenched by torrential rain and flooding last week. The assessments started on July 16 and are being conducted jointly by state emergency...
Disaster Area Declared for Colorado Following Flooding
Jul 20 2015 // President Barack Obama has declared that a major disaster exists in Colorado and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and...
Tropical Storm Nangka Batters Japan with Heavy Rain, High Winds: AIR Report
Jul 20 2015 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide’s report on Typhoon Nangka notes that it “made landfall July 16, 2015, at 23:07 Japan Standard Time (JST) (14:07 UTC) with a central pressure of 965 mb near Muroto City,...
Colorado Asks for Major Disaster Declaration in Wake of Spring Floods
Jul 20 2015 // Colorado asked federal disaster managers for a major disaster declaration in the wake of severe weather and flooding this spring and early summer that impacted 11 counties. The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and...
New York Court: Flood Sub-Limit in Policy Applies to Delay Loss
Jul 20 2015 // The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division affirmed that a $5 million flood sub-limit in a builders risk policy that Zurich American Insurance issued to a New York property developer applies to the...
Amtrak Settles With Primary Insurers in Sandy Lawsuit
Jul 20 2015 // Amtrak recently reached a settlement with its primary insurers in a lawsuit in which the railroad operator sought to recoup additional proceeds for Superstorm Sandy losses from its insurers, according to court documents....
Amtrak Settles With Primary Insurers in Sandy Lawsuit
Jul 16 2015 // Amtrak recently reached a settlement with its primary insurers in a lawsuit in which the railroad operator sought to recoup additional proceeds for Superstorm Sandy losses from its insurers, according to court documents....
