Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Commercial P/C Market Gets Ready for Post-Katrina Price Increases
Oct 24 2005 // Commercial insurance brokers from across the country say so far, the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been minimal, but they are bracing for higher prices, reduced capacity, increases in deductibles and tighter...
Florida Keys, Southwest Coast Prepare for Hurricane Wilma’s Arrival
Oct 22 2005 // The National Hurricane Center reported on Sunday evening that Hurricane Wilma was speeding up, moving northeast at 14 mph and expected to make landfall on Florida’s west coast early Monday morning. When Wilma makes...
Taylor, Baker Appeal to House Financial Services Committee to Backdate Flood Coverage
Oct 21 2005 // Mississippi Rep. Gene Taylor, D-4th District, and Rep. Richard Baker, R-La., were key witnesses Thursday in Washington at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on the financial health of the federal flood...
Study Accuses FEMA of Lax Implementation of Flood Program Changes Passed in 2004
Oct 19 2005 // A government report has found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the national flood insurance program, has not fully implemented reforms mandated by Congress in 2004, including improved...
Big ‘I’ Pleased with Senate Committee’s Look Involving Flood Program
Oct 18 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) said Tuesday it is pleased that Congress is taking up the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and how to improve it. The Senate...
Editor’s Note: Katrina Brought Out the Good, Bad
Oct 17 2005 // National and state insurance associations are to be congratulated for contributing funds, supplies and manpower to thwart the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina; while Mississippi politicians, including Attorney General...
News Briefs
Oct 17 2005 // Arkansas Employment up in Ark. A recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. showed that employment in Ar-kansas is at a high point-1.1734million-but warned that hurricane refugees could strain state...
Dual Hurricanes Blew in Big Problems for Agribusiness in Louisiana,Texas
Oct 17 2005 // In addition to the immense destruction in heavily populated urban centers and coastal communities caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit the Gulf Coast region in August and September 2005, agricultural interests...
Heavy Rains Cause U.K. Floods
Oct 13 2005 // Heavy rains overnight caused severe flooding in parts of the U.K. The worst affected areas were in southwestern Scotland, west Wales and Cumbria, where authorities issued numerous flood warnings. Roads have been closed and...
Commissioner Reminds Coloradans To Consider Flood Insurance
Oct 13 2005 // Insurance Commissioner David Rivera is reminding Coloradans to consider purchasing flood insurance. “While it is very unlikely that a hurricane will hit Colorado, the extensive flooding caused by Hurricanes Katrina...
Drenched Northeast Continues to Weather the Storm
Oct 13 2005 // In some parts of the northeast only a few weeks ago, some folks were begging for rain as their lawns turned brown from a hot and humid summer. No more. Once again on Thursday, northeastern states were soaked with heavy...
Miss. Commissioner Suggests Mediation, Town Hall Meetings; If Those Fail He Says, ‘File Suit’
Oct 12 2005 // Several solutions to hasten the Hurricane Katrina claims process have been suggested by Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale, such as a mediation program to settle contested insurance or a town hall meeting to...
Austrian Insurers Need Better Risk Assessment Says S&P
Oct 11 2005 // Despite the fact that the Austrian insurance industry came off “relatively lightly from the recent summer floods,” Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it “believes the event reinforces the...
Heavy Rains Force Eastern U.S. Evacuations; Four Lives Lost
Oct 11 2005 // Prolonged, heavy rain caused flooding from North Carolina to New Hampshire over the weekend, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, knocking out electricity, weakening dams and making roads impassable. At least four...
N.H. Grapples with Worst Flood in Decades; Lives, Homes, Businesses Lost
Oct 11 2005 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, joined by state emergency officials, today toured communities devastated by flooding from this weekend’s rains. “This weekend’s floods devastated a number of our...
For N.H. Agent, a Helpless Feeling Amid the Suffering and Loss
Oct 11 2005 // New Hampshire independent insurance agent Tom Minkler got his first call Sunday morning at 5 a.m. Since then, the phones haven’t stopped ringing. Minkler isn’t bothered by the calls. What bothers him is having...
Tammy Soaks Southeast; Flooding Reported in Georgia
Oct 6 2005 // Although now a depression, what was once Tropical Storm Tammy flooded homes and roads in parts of Georgia Wednesday night and into Thursday. The storm brought down trees and power lines, leaving more than 16,500 utility...
NICB Warns Against Illegal Resale of Flood-Damaged Vehicles
Oct 3 2005 // Special insurance industry teams will be assisting Gulf Coast law enforcement and insurers in identifying and cataloging vehicles damaged by Hurricane Katrina to prevent their fraudulent resale to unsuspecting consumers in...
Miss. Attorney General Hood Accuses Carriers of Cheating
Oct 3 2005 // Five major insurance companies were recently sued by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who charged that insurance adjusters attempted to cheat Hurricane Katrina survivors out of millions of dollars in...
Hurricane Katrina: The Legal Saga Begins
Oct 3 2005 // The New Orleans tragedy may spawn a wave of litigation related to flood protection and levee failures. Public statements, which may serve as a foundation for massive public safety legal claims, began Sept. 1. Based on the...
