Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Irene’s Legacy
Sep 5 2011 // In some towns, Hurricane Irene turned out to be less destructive than initially feared, although that is small consolation to those along the Eastern Seaboard who did feel her force, lost loved ones, were flooded out of...
Stability in the Affluent Market Shows Promise for Brokers, Insurers
Sep 5 2011 // The high net worth insurance market remains a stable market for agents and the insurers specializing in this exclusive class. “From a market opportunity perspective we are seeing a market that continues to be fairly...
Irene’s Legacy
Sep 5 2011 // In some towns, Hurricane Irene turned out to be less destructive than initially feared, although that is small consolation to those along the Eastern Seaboard who did feel her force, lost loved ones or suffered property...
Irene’s Legacy
Sep 5 2011 // In some towns, Hurricane Irene turned out to be less destructive than initially feared, although that is small consolation to those along the Eastern Seaboard who did feel her force, lost loved ones or suffered property...
Irene’s Legacy
Sep 5 2011 // In some towns, Hurricane Irene turned out to be less destructive than initially feared, although that is small consolation to those along the Eastern Seaboard who did feel her force, lost loved ones, were flooded out of...
Irene’s Legacy
Sep 5 2011 // In some towns, Hurricane Irene turned out to be less destructive than initially feared, although that is small consolation to those along the Eastern Seaboard who did feel her force, lost loved ones or suffered property...
Typhoon Talas Heading for Japan
Sep 2 2011 // A report from catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, notes that Typhoon Talas, which formed in the western Pacific on the 25th of August, is the 12th named storm of the 2011, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency...
Chronic Flooding in Iowa Town Forcing Residents Out
Sep 2 2011 // The southwest Iowa town of Hamburg may lose many of its roughly 1,100 residents after the summer-long flood along the Missouri River. Floodwaters have limited access to the town since June, and earlier this month ConAgra...
Update: Irene State by State Estimates
Sep 2 2011 // Catastrophe modeling company Eqecat, whose software is used by insurers to predict exposure to disasters, estimated the economic losses in the United States from Hurricane Irene at more than $10 billion. Irene was the 10th...
Neighbors Help Neighbors in Flood-scoured New York Town
Sep 2 2011 // Friends, family, and total strangers are grabbing shovels, mops and buckets to help shopkeepers clear debris left by flooding and salvage whatever they can in mountain villages ravaged by Irene’s deluge in upstate...
Customer Satisfaction with Home Insurers Improves, Says J.D. Powers
Sep 1 2011 // Customer satisfaction with homeowners insurance companies this year is up from 2010, but still remains below levels achieved in 2009. Overall satisfaction with homeowners insurance companies averages 769 in...
Vermont, New Jersey, Upstate New York Still Underwater from Irene
Sep 1 2011 // Floodwaters finally started to recede from areas of the U.S. northeast devastated by Hurricane Irene but many communities were still under water Wednesday as relief workers battled cut-off roads and raging rivers to...
FEMA: Almost 230,000 in New Jersey Have Flood Insurance
Sep 1 2011 // As flooding from Hurricane Irene caused heavy damage in New Jersey, federal officials report almost 230,000 property owners in the state have flood insurance. Flooding is not covered by homeowners insurance but by special...
Earthquake, Hurricane Keep Maryland Insurance Agents Busy
Sep 1 2011 // First came the earthquake; then the hurricane. Now comes the bill. And with any luck, you have a decent insurance policy that will cover the cost of most, if not all, of the damages sustained in one or both natural...
Insurance Lawsuits to Follow Irene
Aug 31 2011 // As the water recedes from Hurricane Irene, lawyers are expecting disputes over insurance coverage to pour in. The biggest fights will stem from arguments over property damage and whether it resulted from wind or water,...
Can Federal Flood Insurance Handle Irene Losses?
Aug 31 2011 // The only thing worse than getting flooded out of your home once is getting flooded out of it twice. Or, for that matter, over and over again. Margaret Wert bought her Wayne, New Jersey house in 1999, relying on assurances...
North Carolina’s Hickory Point: Small Towns, Big Floods
Aug 30 2011 // For Mavis Powers, a lifetime of work and keepsakes were washed away when Hurricane Irene drove a 13-foot storm surge up Muddy Creek and through her home. The 77-year-old doll maker and collector held her head Sunday as she...
Irene Blamed for 38 Deaths; $20 Billion Economic Loss; Worst Flooding in Decades
Aug 30 2011 // New Jersey and Vermont struggled with their worst flooding in decades Monday, a day after Hurricane Irene slammed an already soaked U.S. Northeast with torrential rain, dragging away homes and submerging neighborhoods...
Vermont Flooding from Irene Take Its Toll: 3 Lives; Homes, Businesses Destroyed
Aug 30 2011 // Vermont residents surveyed washed out roads, swept-away bridges and destroyed homes and businesses Monday after a weakened Hurricane Irene brought the state’s worst flooding in 80 years. Three people were killed in...
Typhoon Nanmadol Departs Taiwan, Heads for China
Aug 30 2011 // Typhoon Nanmadol headed to southeastern China on Monday after dumping more than 20 inches (half a meter) of rain in southern Taiwan, where wide swaths of agricultural land were flooded and some 8,000 people evacuated. The...
