Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Orleans Levee Board Questions Premium Increase from St. Paul
Feb 1 2006 // The New Orleans Levee Board said this week it would review other options for its excess general liability coverage from St. Paul Travelers when it discovered the insurer wants to charge almost eight times more than the...
Miss. Commissioner Dale: Leader, Follower or Shill?
Jan 30 2006 // George Dale walks a tightrope in his job as Mississippi’s insurance commissioner. He is charged with the responsibility of regulating the industry that provides most of his election support while protecting consumers...
NFIP Seeks $5.6B Loan; Sen. Shelby Vows Rating Overhaul
Jan 27 2006 // The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) says it needs to borrow an additional $5.6 billion to cover claims and expenses for 2006. Projections indicate that its payments will reach its existing $18.5 billion borrowing...
Democrats Propose Mandatory Flood Insurance, Development Limits
Jan 27 2006 // Citing the risks exposed by Hurricane Katrina, a group of California Assembly Democrats unveiled legislation that could block some development in flood-prone areas and require homeowners living on flood plains to have...
Mandates, Regulations Key Topics During W.Va. Big ‘I’ Feb. 12-13 Legislative Topics
Jan 26 2006 // An update describing local, state and national industry and government issues, focusing on the latest legislative topics affecting the insurance industry and independent insurance agents in West Virginia will be held...
Dole Tells Banking Committee: Insurance Reforms Should Not Disproportionately Affect North Carolina
Jan 26 2006 // U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole told the Senate Banking Committee on proposals to reform the National Flood Insurance Program, meeting in Washington that North Carolinians recognize their vulnerability to flooding and are...
Scruggs Says Wind vs. Flood Lawsuits on a ‘Fast Track’
Jan 25 2006 // Richard ‘Dickie’ Scruggs, the attorney who represents thousands of Mississippi policyholders and has filed suit to obtain payment for flood damages from their insurance carriers, maintains that damages were...
Windstorm Conference Speaker Bailey Predicts Wind vs. Flood Suits Won’t Succeed
Jan 25 2006 // The controversy over litigation about wind vs. flood damage and what could happen in the market place and to the industry if Mississippi Attorney General James Hood and attorney Richard ‘Dickie’ Scruggs are...
CIAB Survey Shows Wind, Flood Coverage Issues for Coastal Property
Jan 24 2006 // Although the overall commercial property/casualty marketplace has seen little impact from the severe 2005 hurricane season, coastal property is experiencing a sharp increase in prices for wind and flood coverage, according...
Calif. Commissioner, Auto Club Warn Consumers of Flood-Damaged Cars
Jan 24 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi joined the Automobile Club of Southern California Tuesday to warn Southland used-car buyers who might be duped into purchasing a flood-damaged vehicle hauled from...
Miss. Legislation to Require Homeowners to Refuse Flood Insurance in Writing
Jan 23 2006 // The goal of HB 982, approved Jan. 20 by the Mississippi House of Representatives is to make the basics of home insurance more understandable to homeowners and would require home buyers to refuse flood insurance in writing....
SPECIAL REPORT: Tips on minimizing flood damage
Jan 23 2006 // With Northern California rivers and reservoirs at their highest levels in seven years, residents can make pre-flood preparations to lessen the damage to their families, homes and belongings. Following are tips Allstate...
Significant rains has Californians sopping wet
Jan 23 2006 // Just like traffic, higher gasoline prices and high housing costs, Californians have come to expect certain things living in the Golden State. Most recently, it has been the rainy season, which many insurance agents and...
SPECIAL REPORT: First Flood
Jan 22 2006 // Just like traffic, higher gasoline prices and high housing costs, Californians have come to expect certain things living in the Golden State. Most recently, it has been the rainy season, which many insurance agents and...
SPECIAL REPORT: Tips on minimizing flood damage
Jan 22 2006 // With Northern California rivers and reservoirs at their highest levels in seven years, residents can make pre-flood preparations to lessen the damage to their families, homes and belongings. Following are tips Allstate...
SPECIAL REPORT: First Flood
Jan 22 2006 // Just like traffic, higher gasoline prices and high housing costs, Californians have come to expect certain things living in the Golden State. Most recently, it has been the rainy season, which many insurance agents and...
SPECIAL REPORT: Post-flood tips
Jan 22 2006 // It’s one thing to prepare for a disaster to mitigate damage, but what should policyholders do if the damage is already done? The Association of California Insurance Companies offered the following tips – that...
Fla. Residents Urged to Purchase Flood Insurance for 2006 Hurricane Season
Jan 20 2006 // As Floridians continue to recover from the storms of 2004 and 2005, and the 2006 season fast approaches, it is vital that all property owners living and doing business in areas designated as flood zones by the National...
FEMA Issues New Maps to Assist Miss. Recovery Effort
Jan 19 2006 // The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has developed a series of topographic maps for...
Attorney General Cautions Floridians Against Flood-Damaged Vehicles
Jan 18 2006 // Attorney General Charlie Crist has issued a consumer alert cautioning Floridians against buying used vehicles that may have been flood-damaged by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. As many as 600,000 vehicles throughout...
