Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Residents Watch Brazos River in Anticipation of More Flooding
Jul 2 2007 // Texas officials expected the Brazos River to rise above flood level, a cause of concern for residents who evacuated once already last week. The Brazos was expected to swell to around 26 feet, a foot above flood stage,...
Balancing risk and reward
Jul 2 2007 // In the nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee failures brought widespread criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA has been dedicated to building a stronger, more nimble and...
Balancing risk and reward
Jul 2 2007 // In the nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee failures brought widespread criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA has been dedicated to building a stronger, more nimble and...
Balancing risk and reward
Jul 2 2007 // In the nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee failures brought widespread criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA has been dedicated to building a stronger, more nimble and...
Texas Hill Country Hardest Hit by Torrential Rains, Flooding
Jun 29 2007 // Lisa Schlueter was sleeping soundly Wednesday morning when she was roused by Toots, her rat terrier, barking in the living room. When she flipped on a light, she quickly saw what had gotten Toots so agitated: Flood water...
Texas Attorney General: Beware of Scams in Flooding Aftermath
Jun 29 2007 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott warned North Texas residents to be wary of price gouging and fraudulent attempts to bilk homeowners and other consumers in the aftermath of recent storms. Gov. Rick Perry issued a...
RMS Estimates UK Insured Flood Losses Will Exceed $1 Billion
Jun 29 2007 // Risk Management Solutions has issued a preliminary estimate of the insured losses from the past week’s floods in the UK, indicating that they “could exceed £500 million [$1 billion].” Heavy rainstorms...
Over 200 Dead in Pakistan Floods; Thousands Left Homeless
Jun 28 2007 // Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and tree branches Wednesday as cyclone-spawned floods surged through towns and villages of Pakistan’s coastline, officials said. Off the coast in the storm-tossed Arabian...
Flood & Peterson Insurance Names Gingerich to Century Club
Jun 21 2007 // Flood & Peterson Insurance, an independent insurance broker based in Greeley, Colo., has inducted employee Sean Gingerich into the company’s Century Club, which recognizes top employees for their...
La. Commissioner Wants 100% Participation in Flood Insurance Program
Jun 21 2007 // For Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon in the best of all possible worlds 100 percent of the citizens in his state would have flood insurance coverage for their homes. As such, Donelon has been on a statewide...
Face Climate Change Consequences, Not Just Causes, Says ABI
Jun 20 2007 // The Association of British Insurers said it has put increased pressure on the UK Government to develop an effective climate change strategy with the publication of its climate change adaptation manifesto. The study...
Flood & Peterson Receives Two Honors
Jun 19 2007 // Greeley, Colo.-based Flood & Peterson Insurance has received two honors: one recognizing the company’s approach in working with clients and another paying posthumous tribute to its two founders, who pooled $190...
Editor’s Note: Consumer education still needed
Jun 18 2007 // An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 –...
Declarations
Jun 18 2007 // Declarations Camera, lights, action “In addition to improvements in economic and political conditions, a number of countries are developing into attractive film locales.” — Chris Palmer, director of risk...
Editor’s Note: Consumer education still needed
Jun 18 2007 // An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 –...
Consumers not informed about homeowners insurance, study says
Jun 18 2007 // A large percentage of U.S. homeowners mistakenly believe that standard homeowners insurance protects them from an array of perils, according to research by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which...
Flood Insurance Program Doesn’t Know If Payments Covered Wind Damage
Jun 14 2007 // Since the National Flood Insurance Program does not collect data on both wind and flood damage claims from its insurers, it’s not possible to know if its billions of dollars in payments on hurricane-damaged...
La. Judge: Fed. Prosecutors Should Get Involved in Whistle-Blower Case
Jun 11 2007 // The judge in New Orleans who unsealed a federal whistle-blower case accusing insurance companies of overbilling the National Flood Insurance Program says the U.S. Department of Justice should get involved or explain why...
U.S. Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Katrina Levee Lawsuits
Jun 8 2007 // A U.S. appeals court judge promised a swift ruling in a case pitting New Orleans homeowners against insurance companies for their refusal to cover damage from the failure of levees in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath in...
La. Appeals Court to Take on Katrina Levee Breach Lawsuits
Jun 7 2007 // In November, a judge gave hope to Louisiana homeowners trying to collect insurance money for flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Now, that decision is under scrutiny. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. sided with...
