Latest Flood Headlines

Few Iowa Communities Join Flood Insurance Program

Jul 8 2010 // Officials say just 18 cities and counties in Iowa have enrolled in the National Flood Insurance Program since the floods of 2008. Those that participate must agree to adopt and enforce flood plain management ordinances to...

Connecticut to Buy Then Demolish Flood-Prone Properties in East Haven

Jul 7 2010 // The federal government has approved a grant of nearly $1.4 million for the state of Connecticut to buy and then demolish five flood-prone properties in East Haven. Demolishing the properties is intended to reduce or...

Not All Tennessee Flood Victims Are in Nashville

Jul 7 2010 // Far from the spotlight shining on the Nashville victims of May’s deadly floods, Mike Anglin looks at the now-empty space next to Indian Creek where his doublewide mobile home stood and wonders how he will replace...

Midwest States Grapple with Levee Problems, Flood Insurance

Jul 5 2010 // A group scrambling to upgrade Mississippi River levees in southwestern Illinois before new floodplain maps potentially raise insurance costs said it can make the fixes for $160 million to $170 million – and pay for...

FEMA: States Need Time to Review Flood Map

Jul 5 2010 // After facing strong opposition during a public meeting in Arkansas, a top federal official wants to give cities and towns in the Mississippi Delta more time to review maps that outline where flood insurance would be...

Jul 5 2010 // Congress’s inability to act leaves many in flood prone areas vulnerable – for the second time this year and the fourth in 12 months’ time. When it rains it pours, as the saying goes. By extension, one...

Flood Insurance Program Back in Business Until Sept. 30

Jul 1 2010 // The U.S. Senate last night approved a temporary reauthorization of the federal flood insurance program until Sept. 30. The reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is retroactive to June 1, the date...

If Today’s Bid Fails, Next Likely Vote to Restart Flood Insurance: July 12

Jun 30 2010 // The future of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) remains in limbo even as Hurricane Alex makes its way to the Texas coast today. Washington lobbyists say a vote could come today but if that doesn’t happen it...

Surplus Line Association of Wash. Administers Flood Insurance Program

Jun 29 2010 // Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler and more than two dozen insurance companies have launched a new program to help Green River Valley businesses struggling to find flood coverage. The “Washington...

As Alex Looms, Texans Wait for Decision on Flood Insurance

Jun 28 2010 // With Tropical Storm Alex skirting the east coast of Mexico and heading north, if residents along the Texas Gulf Coast are thinking it’s a good time to purchase flood insurance from the National Flood Insurance...

FEMA: Arkansas, Other Delta States Need Time to Review Flood Map

Jun 24 2010 // After facing strong opposition during a public meeting in Arkansas, a top federal official wants to give cities and towns in the Mississippi Delta more time to review maps that outline where flood insurance would be...

ABI ‘Applauds’ UK’s Budget Austerity; Will Help Insurers to Compete

Jun 23 2010 // Chancellor George Osborne’s budget proposals, featuring spending cuts and new taxes, has received mostly a thumbs up from the Association of British Insurers. Commenting on the measures, Kerrie Kelly, the ABI’s...

30 Dead, Thousands Missing in Brazil Floods; RMS Analysis

Jun 23 2010 // Heavy rain in northeast Brazil triggered the Mandau River to overflow its banks on Sunday, June 20, causing “devastating floods that have been attributed to the deaths of over 30 people, and left thousands...

House Passes Flood Insurance Extension; Senate Must Still Vote

Jun 23 2010 // The House of Representatives has passed another temporary extension of the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30, 2010. The program has been suspended from issuing new policies since May 31. Reauthorization...

Lawmakers Seek Funds for Study of Tennessee Floods

Jun 22 2010 // U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander say they would secure funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to produce a detailed report of the May flooding in Tennessee. Cooper issued a statement saying he had been...

150 Reported Dead, Millions Homeless in China Floods; RMS Report

Jun 22 2010 // Risk Management Solutions latest report on heavy floods in southern China indicate that at least 150 people have died, thousands of homes have been destroyed, and over a million residents have been forced to evacuate, as...

Death Toll Rises to 132 in Southern China Floods; 860,000 Flee Homes

Jun 21 2010 // Massive flooding in southern China has killed 132 people and forced 860,000 to flee their homes, and more storms were forecast, the government said Sunday. Another 86 people are missing and more than 10 million people have...

FEMA: Insurance Applies If Oil from BP Spill Mixes with Flood Waters

Jun 21 2010 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clarified that in the event of a declared flooding disaster, flood insurance coverage will apply even if oil from the BP deep well blowout mixes with floodwaters. The National...

Gaylord’s Nashville Properties to Cost $215 Million to Restore After Floods

Jun 21 2010 // Gaylord Entertainment Co. says it expects the total remediation and rebuild cost for its properties in Nashville, Tennessee damaged by early May’s record flooding to be between $215 million and $225 million. The...

FEMA: Insurance Applies if Oil from Spill Mixes with Flood Waters

Jun 21 2010 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clarified that in the event of a declared flooding disaster, flood insurance coverage will apply even if oil from the BP deep well blowout mixes with floodwaters. The National...