Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Midwest Farmers Planted Most of Land Flooded in 2011
Oct 22 2012 // Farmers this spring were able to plant all but a few thousand acres of the land deluged by last year’s flooding along on the Missouri River and the intentional breaching of a Mississippi River levee in southeast...
Deadlines Near for Isaac Flood Claims
Oct 18 2012 // Most property owners whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have approaching deadlines for filing claims for their flood-related losses. Most of these claims are due in the upcoming two weeks...
Tennessee Senate Hopeful Sues Government Over Nashville Flood Damage
Oct 18 2012 // A state Senate candidate is suing the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service over damage to his home during the 2010 Nashville flood. Phillip North’s suit claims that the two federal agencies were...
Rising Rates Not Enough to Ease Pressure on UK Insurers
Oct 15 2012 // Market conditions for UK non-life insurers remain challenging as the difficult economic environment curbs demand for coverage and insurers can no longer rely on reserve releases to improve profitability, according to a...
South Dakota Officials Urge Residents to Reassess Flood Damage
Oct 15 2012 // State emergency officials say that South Dakotans who registered with FEMA in 2011 for damage caused by Missouri River flooding may be eligible for additional assistance if further damage has been discovered. Residents of...
Tropical Storm Rafael Batters Caribbean; Heads To Bermuda: AIR
Oct 14 2012 // As of Sunday afternoon, Tropical Storm Rafael was moving away from the Leeward Islands after battering the islands with strong winds and heavy rain. Rafael, the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has...
$1.8M Awarded for Bayou Chene Flood Control Project
Oct 11 2012 // Funding of $1.8 million for the completion of the Bayou Chene Flood Protection System in Louisiana has been approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Authority. St. Mary Levee District...
Cameron, Louisiana Residents Urged to Buy Flood Insurance Now
Oct 9 2012 // Residents without flood insurance in Louisiana’s Cameron Parish should buy coverage before the new Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps become effective Nov. 16 so they can get the best premiums, a FEMA...
Court Reverses Landmark Katrina Ruling on Army Corps Liability
Oct 8 2012 // A federal appeals court reversed itself recently, throwing out a judge’s landmark ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers was liable for billions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina flood damage that property owners...
Business Moves – South Central
Oct 8 2012 // Texas Wholesale Insurance Coalition A group of Texas-based managing general agents/brokers has formed the Texas Wholesale Insurance Coalition (TWIC) with the goal of enhancing their markets, attracting Texas retail agency...
Business Moves – Southeast
Oct 8 2012 // Digital, Strategic Benefit Solutions Employee benefits agency Digital Insurance in Atlanta has acquired Strategic Benefit Solutions of Raleigh, N.C., and merged it with its local office of Digital Benefit Advisors (DBA)....
Aon Benfield’s Monthly Cat Recap Focuses on $7.5 Billion Asian Flood Losses
Oct 5 2012 // Asian flood losses during the third quarter of 2012 aggregated more than $7.5 billion in economic losses, of which China was the worst hit by two separate flood events that affected several provinces. “The most...
Clark County Asks Nevada For Disaster Aid After Floods
Oct 4 2012 // Clark County commissioners are asking the state of Nevada for disaster relief funds in the aftermath of flash floods that killed two people and caused an estimated $2.6 million in damages to government property. The...
Lloyd’s Analyzes Repercussions of Thai Flood Losses a Year Later
Oct 3 2012 // Lloyd’s has published an analysis of the floods that hit Thailand in October 2011, which notes that “after weeks of slowly spreading their way through many of Thailand’s provinces, flood waters eventually...
The City of Northampton, Mass., Faces Steep Flood Control Bill
Oct 2 2012 // The city of Northampton, in Massachusetts, is facing an $800,000 bill to upgrade and maintain its storm water and flood control systems to comply with federal regulations. And that may just be the tip of the iceberg. City...
Typhoon Jelawat Hits Okinawa; Moves on Tokyo: AIR Analysis
Oct 1 2012 // Typhoon Jelawat remains a powerful storm, even if its wind speed has decreased from around from 155 mph, 250km/h, it passed over Okinawa on Saturday with wind speeds over 90 mph, 144 km/h, causing extensive damage, and...
Tornado Hits Fair in Spain; Flood Deaths Reach 10
Oct 1 2012 // A tornado swept through a fairground in a Spanish town, knocking down a Ferris wheel and injuring 35 people, while the death toll from flooding in the same southern region of the country rose to 10, authorities said...
DEP Sets Aside Funds for Northern New Jersey Flood Buyouts
Sep 28 2012 // Plans to provide nearly $500,000 in state funds that would help a northern New Jersey town buy eight flood-prone homes have cleared another hurdle. The state Department of Environmental Protection tells The Record that the...
Alaska Railroad: Flood Damage, Lost Revenue May Top $1M
Sep 26 2012 // Washouts of railroad track after heavy rains and revenue lost because of idled trains are likely to cost the Alaska Railroad more than $1 million, a spokeswoman said Monday. “We’re still tallying the...
Court Reverses Landmark Katrina Ruling on Army Corps Liability
Sep 26 2012 // A federal appeals court reversed itself this week and threw out a judge’s landmark ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers was liable for billions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina flood damage that property owners...
