Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
News Currents
May 21 2007 // Flood remapping affects Tenn. home values, insurance Tennessee counties are in the process of a five-year plan to update old flood maps, but some homeowners are concerned the new versions could lead to lowered home values...
Claims against insurance agents and brokers: Timing is everything
May 21 2007 // In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many insurance agents and brokers in Louisiana and Mississippi and, to some extent, in Texas have found themselves being sued for allegedly failing to advise their customers...
W. Va. Extends State of Emergency Due to April Floods
May 18 2007 // Gov. Joe Manchin extended the state of emergency he declared April 15 in response to flooding, landslides, mudslides, heavy rain and high winds that affected 18 West Virginia counties between April 14 and April 18. The 18...
Study: 1927 Mississippi Flood Would Cost Up To $160 Billion
May 18 2007 // A repeat of the 1927 Great Mississippi Flood, the largest flood disaster in U.S. history, could cost up to $160 billion in economic damages if it were to recur today, according to Risk Management Solutions, a Newark,...
ABI Supports Flood Grant Plan, But More is Needed
May 17 2007 // The Association of British Insurers praised a recently announced UK government initiative to provide a £500,000 ($988,000) funding package to help make flood vulnerable homes more resilient against flooding. Jane Milne,...
Lemac Offers Catastrophe Coverage
May 17 2007 // Los Angeles-based Lemac & Associates has added new markets for catastrophe insurance on major damage earthquake, wind, flood and terrorism risk exposures. Select “A” rated markets for catastrophe insurance...
Banks Of China’s Yangtze River at Risk of ‘Disastrous Collapse’
May 15 2007 // The banks of China’s massive Yangtze River, a lifeline for tens of millions of people, are at risk of collapse, a state-run newspaper reported Monday. The China Daily said a recent inspection showed that banks on...
Mo. Levees Key to Preventing More Flooding, National Guard Mobilized
May 11 2007 // Floodwaters continued to rise across northwest and central Missouri, inundating small towns like Bigelow and shutting down businesses from Chillicothe to Platte County. The National Weather Service said it expected parts...
Spring Wildfires, Floods Wreak Havoc from Coast to Coast
May 11 2007 // Nature’s fury made life miserable from one end of the United States to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest. And...
New Flood Plain Lines Affect Tenn. Home Values, Insurance
May 10 2007 // Tennessee counties are in the process of a five-year plan to update old flood maps, but some homeowners are concerned the new versions could lead to lowered home values and the need for additional insurance. Shannon...
Federal Aid Available for N.J. Flood Victims
May 10 2007 // Federal officials have approved nearly $7.6 million in aid to victims of last month’s nor’easter in 12 New Jersey counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has registered more than 9,300...
Insurers Encourage Texas Consumers to Consider Flood Insurance
May 8 2007 // Recent severe weather in Texas has prompted the Southwestern Insurance Information Service, an insurance trade group, to remind consumers that damage to their homes resulting from flooding is not covered by the standard...
Federal Disaster Declaration Approved for W. Va. Flooding
May 8 2007 // Gov. Joe Manchin’s request for a federal disaster declaration in seven West Virginia counties was approved by President Bush. The emergency assistance is the result of damage from severe storms, flooding, landslides...
NEIGHBORS SEEK TO DRAIN N.Y. CITY’S WATER RESEVOIRS TO STEM FUTURE FLOODING
May 7 2007 // Ten lawmakers want to drain off some of the reservoirs holding New York City drinking water, claiming lower water levels will help prevent flooding in riverside communities. House lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey,...
News Currents
May 7 2007 // Freeing streams of debris could stem flooding in W. Va., other states When streams and rivers throughout West Virginia surged over their banks last week, causing millions of dollars of damage, Garrett Fork in Logan County...
Climate Change: The potential insurance costs and what’s being done
May 7 2007 // Estimating the potential costs of future weather related events, linked to climate change, is, at best, an inexact science; there are just too many variables. Nonetheless, a picture is emerging that, whatever happens, the...
Neighbors seek to drain N.Y. City’s waterreservoirs to stem future flooding
May 7 2007 // Ten lawmakers want to drain off some of the reservoirs holding New York City drinking water, claiming lower water levels will help prevent flooding in riverside communities. House lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey,...
Fortified building standards: Gulf Coast market salvation?
May 7 2007 // Concrete houses sprouting up in southern Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere in the Gulf Coast region are more than just fortified structures that will protect their owners from up to 250 mph winds and 36 foot storm surges...
Ark. river levees need $4M in repairs, FEMA says
May 7 2007 // Miles of levees along the St. Francis River in Craighead County, Ark., have been deemed unacceptable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, meaning homeowners there may need to purchase flood insurance if $4 million...
Weather Report
May 7 2007 // Estimating the potential costs of future weather related events, linked to climate change, is, at best, an inexact science; there are just too many variables. Nonetheless, a picture is emerging that, whatever happens, the...
