Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
2014 Insured Cat Losses below Average at $35 Bn: Swiss Re Sigma Report
Mar 25 2015 // Swiss Re has just released its sigma report on catastrophe losses for 2014, which confirms that total global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were around $110 billion, compared to global...
China Faces Severe Threats From Climate Change: Beijing-Based Meteorologist
Mar 25 2015 // Chinese officials don’t usually go into detail on the challenges that climate change poses for the world’s most populous and largest carbon-emitting country. But in a speech on March 23, a top meteorologist...
Kmart Asks Appeals Court for Trial Over Flooding in Mississippi Store
Mar 23 2015 // Kmart Corp. is asking a federal appeals court to order a trial in its lawsuit against a shopping center owner for flood damage to one of its stores in Corinth, Miss. Kmart contends it has evidence to support its arguments...
FEMA Sets Up Review Process for Sandy Flood Claims
Mar 23 2015 // In wake of allegations that some insurers in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) may have denied or underpaid Superstorm Sandy flood claims based on falsified engineering reports, the Federal Emergency Management...
N.Y. Assemblyman Proposes State-Run Flood Insurance
Mar 23 2015 // A New York State assemblyman is proposing a bill to create a state-run flood insurance program designed to serve New York homeowners in flood-prone communities. Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder (D-Queens) announced the plan...
FEMA to South Dakota County: Submit Flood Insurance Records
Mar 20 2015 // More than 400 homeowners whose property lies along the Missouri River in southeast South Dakota could end up paying a $50 surcharge on their flood insurance if officials in Union County do not meet a federal deadline to...
Willis Re Introduces Suite of Flood Analytics for Canada Insurance Market
Mar 20 2015 // Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings plc, has unveiled a new suite of flood solutions offering analytical capabilities that will enable insurers to proactively manage Canada flood...
NOAA: Spring Flooding Risk in Western N.Y., Eastern New England
Mar 19 2015 // According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Spring Outlook released today, rivers in western New York and eastern New England have the greatest risk of spring flooding in part because of...
FEMA Official: ‘We Are Undertaking Sweeping Reforms’ at NFIP
Mar 19 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it is working to give every Hurricane Sandy survivor who thinks they may have been defrauded or received less than they were entitled to under their National Flood Insurance...
New Hampshire Residents Warned About Spring Flooding
Mar 17 2015 // As spring approaches, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan is encouraging state residents to take precautions to protect their families and homes from flooding. In the last 10 years, there have been 10 federal disaster...
Mississippi River Could Reach Flood Stage by End of March
Mar 15 2015 // The Mississippi River at Natchez, Miss., is expected to rise 6.6 feet in the next two weeks, placing it just below flood level early in the spring rise season. The National Weather Service tells The Natchez Democrat the...
Nat Cat Risks Aggravated by Persistent Extreme Weather Conditions: Munich Re
Mar 13 2015 // Munich Re has published a report, which notes that “over the past years, persistent extreme weather conditions have triggered severe natural catastrophes and caused losses in the billion range.” In addition the...
InsuraMatch Online ‘Super Agency’ Offers ‘Personality-Driven’ Options
Mar 12 2015 // Do you prefer a fixed price or a la carte? How about paperless or paper? Are you a cat person or a dog person? Do you prefer “old school” or “new school”? These are some of the optional questions...
FEMA Sets Up Review Process for Sandy Flood Claims
Mar 12 2015 // In light of recent allegations that some insurers in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) may have denied or rejected Superstorm Sandy flood damage claims based on falsified reports, the Federal Emergency Management...
Feds to Study Cracks in Monroe, Louisiana Floodwall
Mar 11 2015 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will study the 81-year-old floodwall that protects Monroe from the Ouachita River, to try to determine why the structure is cracking. Tensas Basin Levee District personnel first...
Study Links Flooding, Drought to Urban Expansion
Mar 11 2015 // A heads-up to New York, Baltimore, Houston and Miami: a new study suggests that these metropolitan areas and others will increase their exposure to floods even in the absence of climate change, according to researchers...
FEMA to Impose More Oversight on Flood Insurers, Engineering Firms
Mar 10 2015 // Federal disaster relief officials are keeping a closer eye on companies that help it provide flood insurance, following allegations by Hurricane Sandy victims that claims were denied or underpaid based on manipulated...
Lawmakers Probe FEMA’s Sandy-Related Claims
Mar 9 2015 // U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur (R., N.J.) on March 2 called for an investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after stories surfaced that FEMA was aware of allegedly fraudulent engineering reports that may...
FEMA Reports Progress with Flood Insurance Changes
Mar 9 2015 // The agency responsible for managing the federal flood insurance program has made progress in carrying out key changes mandated by Congress in two recent laws but lacks resources and data to completely implement others, a...
Work on Red River Levee Offers Hope for Avoiding ‘Flood Insurance Nightmare’
Mar 9 2015 // The threat of a flood insurance nightmare in Louisiana’s Rapides Parish and elsewhere was delayed, but not eliminated, by Congress last year. But the threat is slowly diminishing as work proceeds to fix deficiencies...
