Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
No Last Minute Flood Insurance
Jun 20 2011 // People who bought flood insurance at the last minute after learning of plans to release record amounts of water through the Missouri River reservoir system will not have coverage for damage caused by the rising water. The...
Insurers Must Cover Flood Re-Located Property in South Dakota
Jun 20 2011 // Insurers must provide full coverage for personal property that’s been moved because of the threat of flooding on the Missouri River, South Dakota insurance regulators have determined. Insurance Director Merle...
Flood Buyouts
Jun 20 2011 // The city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has purchased more than 1,000 properties that were damaged during the flooding of 2008. The city said it had acquired 1,001 flood-damaged properties through the Voluntary Property...
Agency Proposes Levee Fixes in Southwestern Illinois
Jun 17 2011 // The agency tasked with improving Mississippi River levees in southwestern Illinois says it has a five-year, $161 million plan to get the job done. The Southwestern Illinois Flood Prevention District Council revealed the...
Vermont Opens Loan Program for Flood-Damaged Businesses
Jun 17 2011 // Vermont businesses damaged by recent flooding are now eligible for an emergency low-interest loan program approved by Gov. Peter Shumlin and the chairs of the Legislature’s money committees. The state Emergency...
Crews Racing Floodwaters to Build Up Iowa Levee
Jun 15 2011 // Crews in Hamburg, Iowa, were busy June 14 building up a secondary barrier to protect the small Iowa town after the swollen Missouri River punched a massive hole in the main levee. The river ruptured two levees in northwest...
Vermont Officials Seek Flood Damage Reports
Jun 10 2011 // United Way officials in Vermont say they want to collect information to help make the case to the federal government that the state should be eligible for individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Feds: Last-Minute Insurance Purchases Won’t Cover Flood
Jun 9 2011 // A federal official says people who bought flood insurance at the last minute after learning of plans to release record amounts of water through the Missouri River reservoir system will not have coverage for damage caused...
Improvements Lead to Flood Insurance Rate Break in Louisiana Parish
Jun 7 2011 // Residents of unincorporated St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana are getting $1.9 million in premium decreases for federal flood insurance. Officials say that’s the result of an improvement in the parish’s flood...
Risky Decisions
Jun 6 2011 // The percentage of homes covered by typical residential property policies varies by region. All the devastation from natural disasters that have occurred across the nation in recent months illuminates the fact that many,...
Declarations
Jun 6 2011 // The Final Straw? “It’s only a large U.S. event that can turn things around. The U.S. is the biggest insurance market with the biggest exposures.” —Amit Kumar, an analyst at Macquarie in New York. The...
Hurricanes and Floods
Jun 6 2011 // In light of the hurricane season that began June 1 and ongoing Mississippi and Atchafalaya flooding, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is imploring consumers to protect themselves and their property against...
Risky Decisions
Jun 6 2011 // All the devastation from natural disasters that have occurred across the nation in recent months illuminates the fact that many, many homes across the United States are either uninsured or underinsured. Violent weather and...
As Arkansas Floods Recede, Counties Cope With Damage
Jun 3 2011 // As the rivers running through eastern Arkansas start to recede, residents and farmers are beginning to cope with the aftermath of devastating floods — ruined homes, ravaged farmland and major holes in local...
Flood Warnings Issued for 7 Utah Counties
May 31 2011 // Flood warnings are in effect for seven Utah counties as three rivers flow over their banks. The National Weather Service says the Weber River and Lost Creek in northern Utah are flooding and the Sevier River in central...
As Water Inches Closer, an Agonizing Wait in Louisiana
May 23 2011 // The final wave of holdouts has mostly packed up and left this Louisiana town as water from the swollen Atchafalaya River has inched toward their homes, with their frustration and hope painted on signs posted...
Army: July Earliest Date for Birds Point Levee Damage Assessment to Begin
May 19 2011 // The Army has informed members of Missouri’s congressional delegation that while restoration of the land behind the Birds Point Levee is a high priority, the process of getting an accurate damage assessment...
Calif. Practices for Flooding as South is Inundated
May 18 2011 // Emergency workers in nearly half of California counties will be practicing for a catastrophic flood this week — a drill given added urgency by the once-in-a-generation flooding in the Mississippi River delta 2,300...
Flood Appointed Chief Deputy Commissioner in Michigan
May 18 2011 // Ann Flood has been appointed Chief Deputy Commissioner in Michigan’s Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR), effective May 17, 2011. She will oversee OFIR’s Office of General Counsel, Health Plans...
Louisiana Ag Commissioner: Crop Insurance Plans Guaranteed for Floods
May 18 2011 // Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain D.V.M., said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has guaranteed that Morganza Spillway farmers whose crops have been damaged by flooding caused by the...
