Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
From Safe Rooms to Fabric Shutters, Hurricane Protection is Booming
Jun 6 2005 // Got an extra $125,000 lying around? Spending that much would get rid of boring, uncomfortable stays in shelters when the next monster hurricane hits. A pricey safe room by Acoustic Innovations Inc. is among the products...
AGENCY SUED OVER FLOOD ADVICE:
Jun 6 2005 // An insurance agency that allegedly failed to tell a beverage company that its warehouse sat in a 100-year flood plain is being sued by the beverage company, which later suffered an $8.4 million in flood...
News Briefs
Jun 6 2005 // MASSACHUSETTS Workers Comp Rates Up 3%: Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has approved a 3.0 percent overall average rate reduction in workers’ compensation rates, a savings of $32.6 million in...
From Safe Rooms to Fabric Shutters, Hurricane Protection is Booming
Jun 6 2005 // Got an extra $125,000 lying around? Spending that much would get rid of boring, uncomfortable stays in shelters when the next monster hurricane hits. A pricey safe room by Acoustic Innovations Inc. is among the products...
Wooley Reminds Louisianians to Prepare for Hurricane Season which Starts June 1
Jun 1 2005 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley issued a reminder to citizens of his state that hurricane season is here and any unfinished hurricane preparation needs to happen now. The Atlanta Storm Season runs from...
Warnings Issued: Hurricane Season Begins June 1, Prepare Now; Suppliers Stocked Up for Fla. Tax-Free Holiday
May 31 2005 // Early-morning thunderstorms crashed across northwest Florida on Tuesday morning, almost as if to announce the arrival on Wednesday morning of the 2005 hurricane season. At the same time, Florida Governor Jeb Bush and other...
N.Y. Eyes Extending Assessment Deadline For Storm Damaged Homes
May 31 2005 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills has urged the state legislature to extend the deadline to give Broome County homeowners whose properties were damaged in last month’s floods more time to file for...
May 30 – June 3 Hurricane Awareness Week in Miss.
May 31 2005 // May 30 through June 3 has been dedicated as Hurricane Awareness Week in Mississippi by the Mississippi Emergency Management Association. High wind speeds, tidal surge and tornadoes associated with hurricanes always grab...
Feds Chip in $2.7 Million in Wake of Hawaii Flooding
May 27 2005 // The federal government is giving $2.7 million to help the University of Hawaii recover from October’s flooding in Manoa Valley. The money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will cover the deductible portion...
AIA Strongly Disagrees With Florida Circuit Court Ruling
May 27 2005 // The American Insurance Association strongly disagrees with yesterday’s Florida Circuit Court ruling confirming the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2004 decision in Mierzwa v. Florida Windstorm Underwriting...
Court Ruling Requires Citizens Wind Policies to Pay for Flooding
May 26 2005 // Circuit Court Judge Kevin Davey has ruled in a class-action lawsuit in Tallahassee, Fla. that Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s insurer of last resort, must pay the full amount of damage homes were insured...
Citizens Making Improvements; Advises, Prepare Now for Hurricanes
May 24 2005 // With the start of hurricane season, June 1, just days away, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is advising policyholders to make preparations now, before a possible storm. The state’s insurer of last resort is...
Allstate, SIIS and Others Launch Flood Safety Campaign
May 23 2005 // Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, public and private sector partners, including the Allstate Foundation and Southwestern Insurance Information Service, are joining forces to expand flood safety awareness in Texas...
Fire Season Arrives – Are Flash Floods Next?
May 23 2005 // The Pacific Northwest is coming out of one of its driest winters on record, and emergency responders are bracing for an early and possibly severe wildfire season. But even in the midst of a drought, spring rains and...
Pa. Agency Sued Over Alleged Failure to Suggest Flood Insurance for Beverage Company
May 23 2005 // An insurance agency failed to tell a beverage company its warehouse sat in a 100-year flood plain, causing the company to suffer $8.4 million in flood damage, a lawsuit claims. Latrobe-based LeNature’s Inc. recently...
Gov. Bush Pledges to Sign SB1486; Insurers Uneasy About Its Provisions
May 23 2005 // Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pledged during the May 11 opening of the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference at the Tampa Convention Center to sign and approve Senate Bill 1486, controversial legislation that consumer...
Gov. Bush Pledges to Sign SB1486; Insurers Uneasy About Its Provisions
May 23 2005 // Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pledged during the May 11 opening of the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference at the Tampa Convention Center to sign and approve Senate Bill 1486, controversial legislation that consumer...
Fire Season Arrives – Are Flash Floods Next?
May 23 2005 // The Pacific Northwest is coming out of one of its driest winters on record, and emergency responders are bracing for an early and possibly severe wildfire season. But even in the midst of a drought, spring rains and...
SIIS Warns Texans About Coverage for Flood Damage
May 10 2005 // Many Texas homeowners are under the impression that flooding caused by rising water is covered under the standard homeowners insurance policy in Texas and often they discover too late that it is not, according to Jerry...
Fla. Water Management Officials Prepare for Hurricane Season
May 9 2005 // Florida water management officials have begun their annual drawdown of 17 lakes in the Kissimmee Basin, near Orlando, in anticipation of the upcoming hurricane season and are starting to put lessons into effect they...
