Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Minnesota DOT Announces Flood Mitigation Projects
Apr 2 2012 // Minnesota transportation officials have announced eight flood mitigation projects to be built over the next five years. The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the projects total $30 million and are part of a $50...
Corps Seeks Dismissal of Missouri Breached Levee Lawsuit
Apr 2 2012 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit brought on behalf of more than 140 southeast Missouri farmers over damage caused by last year’s intentional breach of the Birds Point levee at the...
PERILS Updates Europe Industry Exposure Database for 2012
Apr 2 2012 // PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company providing industry-wide European catastrophe insurance data, has updated its Europe Industry Exposure Database with revised “market-wide property sums insured for...
With 18 Fatalities Arkansas Tops in Flood Deaths Last Year
Apr 2 2012 // Eighteen Arkansas residents died in floods last year, the most in any state in the nation but fewer than in the year before, the National Weather Service said. The deaths happened in March through May. Six were in Benton...
Souris River Flood Damage Pegged at Nearly $700M
Mar 30 2012 // Souris River flooding last summer caused more than $690 million in damage in the northern North Dakota counties of Ward and McHenry. The Army Corps of Engineers says most of the damage was in Minot, where more than 4,000...
Cedar Rapids Oks Flood Demolition Contract
Mar 29 2012 // The city of Cedar Rapids has awarded a nearly $539,000 to continue demolition of flood-damaged residential and commercial structures. The city said in a news release Tuesday that under the contract, Kelly Demolition will...
Battle Over Building In Puget Sound Flood Plains
Mar 28 2012 // A federal judge is hearing arguments over whether to stop the federal government from issuing flood insurance policies for new development in flood-prone areas around Puget Sound. The National Wildlife Federation alleges...
$370 Billion Econ. Losses for 2011; $116 Billion Insured, Says Swiss Re
Mar 28 2012 // Although everyone is more or less aware that 2011 was a very bad year for losses from natural catastrophes, the figures compiled by Swiss Re evince just how bad they actually were. In its latest sigma study the reinsurer...
It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy
Mar 27 2012 // It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, and that means states that border the Pacific Ocean may be hearing more buzz about the rare but deadly act of nature that poses catastrophic risks to coastal regions. If you’re...
Louisiana Swamp Tour Owners Seek Compensation for Flooding
Mar 27 2012 // Iberville and Ascension parishes in Louisiana should compensate the owners of Alligator Bayou Swamp Tours for opening a floodgate in 2009 that ruined their business, an attorney for the company told a state appellate...
Mississippi Lawmakers End Hunting/Fishing Exemption from Flood Regulation
Mar 26 2012 // The Mississippi Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplains codes at hunting and fishing camps and remain in the National Flood Insurance Program. The...
Official Bismarck Flood Stage Might Be Lowered
Mar 23 2012 // The National Weather Service might change the official Missouri River flood stage in Bismarck, N.D. Hydrologist Allen Schlag tells The Bismarck Tribune that at the current flood stage of 16 feet, neither Bismarck nor...
Lafayette, Louisiana, Officials: Flood Cost More Than $2M
Mar 21 2012 // The bill for debris cleanup and repairs of damaged roads and water systems from recent flooding is expected to climb above $2 million in Lafayette Parish, La., officials said. The Advocate reports that’s in addition...
Conn. Regulators Advise Homeowners: ‘Be Prepared for Springtime Risks’
Mar 21 2012 // The Connecticut Insurance Department is advising homeowners to prepare their property against potential springtime weather risks, such as excessive rainfall and flooding. The state’s insurance commissioner Thomas...
Flood Aid to Pennsylvania Passes $550M Mark
Mar 19 2012 // Federal aid to victims of the historic flooding that struck eastern Pennsylvania last year has topped the half-billion-dollar mark. In an update on the aftermath of floods from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, the...
Vermont, FEMA Join Forces to Buy Out Flood-Prone Properties
Mar 16 2012 // Vermont and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are joining to put $19.8 million toward buying out properties that are prone to flooding. Gov. Peter Shumlin, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch and other officials traveled to...
N.Y. Agents Tell Senate Panel of Flood Insurance Claims Hassles
Mar 16 2012 // A director of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York told lawmakers and regulators this week that New Yorkers are dealing with unnecessary hassles when they make flood insurance claims. William Oliver...
N.Y. Court Enforces Flood Insurance Policy’s Proof-of-Loss Requirement
Mar 15 2012 // A New York appeals court recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a homeowner was not entitled to coverage under the policy from the National Flood Insurance Program because he failed to follow the proof-of-loss...
Millions in U.S. at Risk from Rising Sea Levels: Report
Mar 15 2012 // Sea level rise due to global warming has doubled the annual risk of coastal flooding of historic proportions across widespread areas of the United States, according to a report from the non-profit research group Climate...
Allianz Teams with Experts to Assess Climate Change Impact on Insurers
Mar 15 2012 // Europe’s largest insurer, Germany’s Allianz SE, posed the following question: “How does climate change affect the business model of a large insurance company?” In order to find the answers Allianz...
