Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Funds Available for Mass. Flood Victims
Apr 29 2004 // Five Massachusetts counties that experienced severe flooding early this month have been declared major disaster areas, making residents and businesses eligible for federal aid. President Bush declared that emergencies...
Mass. Rep. Barney Frank Covers a Flood of Issues on Final Day at National Legislative Conference
Apr 23 2004 // Washington, D.C. – Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, told a gathering of independent insurance agents on the final day of the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Springtime Means Rain, Hail and Tornadoes in South Central States
Apr 19 2004 // Spring is here and with it comes unstable weather conditions that can cause problems for consumers and agents alike in the South Central region of the United States. As if ushering in the season, insurers and insurance...
New Low Cost Commercial, Renters Flood Insurance Policies Available
Apr 15 2004 // The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is offering new Preferred Risk Policy (PRP) products for both the commercial market and renters markets. NFIP says these policies were created in response to consumer demand for...
Australia’s IAG Warns on Changing Weather
Apr 7 2004 // Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (IAG) chief executive Michael Hawker warned that global warming seems to be leading to an increased incidence of high-cost storms and floods in Australia and New Zealand. Hawker made the...
Agents Lobby to Renew, Reform National Flood Program
Apr 5 2004 // Members of the Independent Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) testified before a Senate committee to make a case for renewal and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Bill Stiglitz, an agent with...
Flood, Credit Rank Among Top 2004 Maryland Issues as Session Ends
Apr 5 2004 // As the 2004 Maryland legislative session draws to a close, a myriad of property/casualty insurance bills reportedly benefiting consumers in providing disaster relief and fair underwriting and rating practices are...
National Flood Program Renewal Targets Repeat Victims
Apr 1 2004 // Insurance premiums would be raised for homeowners in flood-prone areas who refuse to relocate or floodproof their homes under legislation that advanced toward a Senate vote this week. The bill, which has cleared the Senate...
Sen. Mikulski Airs Maryland’s Concerns with Flood Plan
Mar 30 2004 // Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) testified at a Senate Committee hearing about the problems many Marylanders experienced with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel. The Senate...
Agents Lobby to Renew, Reform National Flood Program
Mar 26 2004 // Members of the Independent Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) testified before a Senate committee to make a case for renewal and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Bill Stiglitz, an agent with...
Maryland Chief Presses for Changes to Flood Program
Mar 22 2004 // Driven by complaints from victims of Hurricane Isabel, Maryland insurance officials have called for changes in the way the nation’s flood insurance program is run. “We have seen first hand the loss of homes,...
Flood Program Agrees to Review Maryland Complaints
Mar 18 2004 // Maryland’s insurance commissioner has forwarded dozens of complaints from Tropical Storm Isabel victims to the head of the National Flood Insurance Program, and both men said the agency will review those files and...
IIABNY Reminds Agents on Flood Insurance
Mar 12 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York has issued a bulletin reminding its member agencies and brokerages to keep in mind that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requires a waiting period...
PEMA Warns on Spring Floods
Mar 9 2004 // Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director David M. Sanko has issued a bulletin urging renters and property owners to purchase flood insurance policies now to provide financial protection from potential spring and...
Maryland Seeks Flood Program Changes
Mar 8 2004 // Fueled by the complaints from victims of Hurricane Isabel, Maryland insurance officials have issued a report calling for changes in the way the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is administered and sold. “We...
CII Reports on U.K. Flood Risks
Mar 2 2004 // A new report released by the U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute indicates that losses from flood risks are increasing in the country in terms of hazard, exposure and vulnerability. “Flooding risks present a...
Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly
Feb 23 2004 // According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion...
Ga. Commissioner Offers Residents Tips in Conjunction with Severe Weather Awareness Week
Feb 20 2004 // Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia is Feb. 22-28, and Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine wants to remind homeowners of some important insurance tips to protect their property from tornadoes, flooding and other...
National Flood Insurance Program Awards Covansys Corp. $26.5 Million Business Process Outsourcing Contract
Feb 18 2004 // Covansys Corporation, a global consulting and technology services company, announced its intent to enter into the federal market with news that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the National Flood...
Flood Outlines Fraud-Fighting Needs at TCIF
Feb 12 2004 // Elliott Flood, vice president of special investigations for Texas Mutual Insurance Company, addressed the Texas Committee on Insurance Fraud (TCIF) recently. Flood discussed workers’ compensation fraud, one of...
