Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
$160 Million West Virginia Flood Control Project Nears Approval
Feb 24 2009 // A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official says a proposed $160 million flood-control project along the Greenbrier River in West Virginia’s Pocahontas County could be approved soon. Talk of the project started more than...
Insurance Industry Advises Small Businesses Not to Skimp on Coverage
Feb 23 2009 // Insurance coverage is an expense that many small business owners might be tempted to cut back on or even forgo as they try to cut costs during the recession. They’re making a bet that they won’t need the...
Insureds Must Know What’s In Their Flood Policies
Feb 22 2009 // In this litigious day and age, lawsuits alleging breach of the insurance policies, bad faith, unfair claims handling, unfair settlement practices or negligence by an insurance agent are so common that they are not...
USC Geographers Create U.S. ‘Death Map’ of Natural Event Fatalities
Feb 22 2009 // Hazard mortality is most prominent in the South, where most people are killed by severe weather, such as tornadoes. University of South Carolina geographers have produced a map of natural-hazard mortality that gives a...
Russia: Global Warming to Cause Droughts, Floods
Feb 19 2009 // Russia will likely see more forest fires, droughts and floods in the coming century due to global warming, and policy makers need to prepare for large-scale change, scientists warned in a report released Wednesday. It also...
North Dakota Planning for Major Flooding in Devils Lake, Red River
Feb 13 2009 // With memories of the 1997 floods still fresh, North Dakota officials are planning for significant flooding in the Devils Lake region and the Red River Valley after months of heavy rainfall and snow. Sen. Byron Dorgan,...
FEMA Preparing for Spring Floods in North Dakota
Feb 11 2009 // With record snowfall in North Dakota this winter and traditionally heavy snow months still to come, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is getting prepared to help state officials deal with spring flooding. FEMA...
Study Unveils Target Areas for Flood Policy Sales
Feb 8 2009 // But Selling More at Subsidized Premiums Could Sink Flood Program There are a number of communities across the country where more flood insurance policies should be sold given their populations and flood risk. They include...
Iowa Governor Signs $56 Million Flood Relief Bill
Feb 4 2009 // Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has signed into law a $56 million package designed to help Iowa recover from last summer’s record flooding, but he cautioned that the measure was only one step in a long recovery...
North Dakotans Urged to Buy Flood Insurance Before Spring Melt
Feb 3 2009 // With record amounts of snow in North Dakota, Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm is urging homeowners, renters and business owners to consider buying a flood insurance policy. Hamm says there’s a 30-day waiting period...
Iowa Legislature Sends Governor $56 Million Flood Relief Plan
Jan 30 2009 // The Iowa Senate has sent Gov. Chet Culver a $56 million flood recovery package. Backers said the measure marked the first of a series of measures lawmakers will approve to respond to last summer’s natural...
Mississippi Grants to Help Homeowners Meet Flood Standard Reach $60M
Jan 28 2009 // The Mississippi Development Authority says federal grants to help coast homeowners meet new post-Katrina flood standards are nearing $60 million. MDA’s Elevation Grant Program is scheduled to complete all applicant...
Iowa Considers Local Disaster Relief Tax Option
Jan 28 2009 // A local option sales tax could go on the books as early as April 1 in flood-ravaged regions of Iowa under legislation moving quickly through the Legislature. Cedar Rapids Democratic Sen. Rob Hogg is a main backer of the...
Flood & Peterson Insurance Receives Award for Service to Trucking Industry
Jan 27 2009 // Greeley, Colo.-based Flood & Peterson Insurance has received the “Delivering the Difference” award from Great West Casualty Co., recognizing the company as a top agency representing the West. The national...
North Dakota Agents Report More Interest in Flood Insurance in Fargo
Jan 27 2009 // North dakota insurance agents are seeing more Fargo homeowners interested in flood insurance, after a winter of heavy snow and forecasts of spring flooding Ken Kraft is an American Family Insurance agent in south Fargo. He...
Iowa to Address Flood Recovery Despite Economic Concerns
Jan 26 2009 // Despite a state budget crisis and a crumbling national economy, Iowa legislators will nonetheless take on one of the most expensive problems in state history—flood recovery. No one is sure of the price tag, but all...
Report: Upgrading FEMA Flood Maps Would Save Lives, Stem Losses
Jan 26 2009 // Nearly four years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, researchers called on the federal government to upgrade its flood maps, arguing that the effort could save lives as well as stem losses to properties and...
How Lawyers Hope to Fix Catastrophe Insurance Problems
Jan 25 2009 // The nation’s lawyers who deal with insurance issues are developing policy recommendations designed to improve access to insurance coverage, reduce litigation over coverage and mitigate future losses involving natural...
Lloyd’s Web Site Summarizes Current Opinions on Climate Change
Jan 23 2009 // “The string of natural catastrophes that wreaked havoc in 2008, costing the global economy $225 billion and leaving insurers with their second costliest year in history, graphically highlights the increasing risks to...
Iowa House Panel Clears $56 Million Flood Relief PLan
Jan 23 2009 // A $56 million Iowa flood relief package has easily cleared its first legislative hurdle, and backers promise to quickly deliver the measure to Gov. Chet Culver. Some Republicans complained that the measure was too vague in...
