Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
DEVELOPMENT EFFECT ON FLOODING:
May 9 2005 // A doctoral student says his study of two small streams in eastern Pennsylvania appears to back up what inundated residents have long suspected: flooding along small creeks and streams is worsened when land is paved over....
University of Hawaii Flood Appropriation Bill Signed by Governor Lingle
May 9 2005 // Gov. Linda Lingle signed legislation making an emergency appropriation of $47 million for losses suffered by the University of Hawaii from the October flooding of Manoa Valley. A little more than half of the money came...
Student Study Backs Pa. Residents’ Claims of Development Effect on Flooding
Apr 29 2005 // A doctoral student says his examination of two small streams in eastern Pennsylvania appears to back up what inundated residents have long suspected: flooding along small creeks and streams is worsened when land is paved...
Key Issues Remain Unsolved As Fla. Passes HB 1937
Apr 29 2005 // House Bill 1937 passed with a vote of 96-20 on Thursday, despite opposition about exemptions on paying policy limits. One of the key issues still under consideration is a legislative remedy for a 2004 Florida court...
Fla. House Debating HB 1937 on Tuesday; AIA Supports Legislative ‘Fix’
Apr 26 2005 // As the Florida Legislature moves into its final two weeks, one of the key issues still under consideration is a legislative remedy for a 2004 Florida court decision requiring insurers to pay policy limits for homes with...
Fla. Insurance Bills Passage Could Exempt Surge Flood Damage Claims
Apr 25 2005 // Insurance bills nearing final votes in the Florida Legislature could provide insurers with a broad exemptions from paying homeowners with storm-surge flood damage according to provisions of the state’s 100-year-old...
EMERGENCY SERVICES ADVISES RESIDENTS TO BUY FLOOD INSURANCE
Apr 18 2005 // State flood maps are not entirely accurate according to the West Virginia Office of Emergency Services, therefore it has issued a warning to residents saying that they could live in a hazardous area without even knowing...
ABI Urges U.K. Voters to “Make Flood Management an Election Issue”
Apr 14 2005 // The Association of British Insurers has issued a call to the country’s voters to “make flood management an election issue,” as it publishes its “flood manifesto.” The ABI is targeting 100...
SBA to Reassess Flood Damage in Miss. Counties
Apr 13 2005 // A reassessment of damages caused in three flood-damaged Mississippi counties has been requested by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, which has requested additional preliminary damage assessment teams from the...
Pa. Counties Flood for Second Time in 7 Months
Apr 11 2005 // The grim task of damage assessment continued last week as officials in nine Pennsylvania counties took note of houses, businesses, roads and bridges stricken by flooding from rains last weekend. Thousands of structures up...
NAIC, Md.’s Redmer Press for Flood Program Review
Apr 8 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has formed a working group to examine issues with the National Flood Insurance Program in light of Hurricane Isabel complaints and experiences with other recent storms by...
Pa. Gov. Requests Accelerated Presidential Disaster Declaration Process Following Weekend Storm
Apr 7 2005 // Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell has sent a letter to President George W. Bush regarding last weekend’s flooding along the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers. Because many of the flood-impacted areas suffered extensive,...
Pa. Sets Series of Consumer Meetings on Insurance
Apr 6 2005 // Cindy Fillman, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s consumer liaison, is inviting consumers to regional consumer advisory meetings to talk, ask questions and bring items of interest to the direct attention of the...
Hundreds Evacuated as Delaware River Floods
Apr 6 2005 // After Hurricane Ivan filled their little ranch house in Easton, Pa. with several feet of water, Dale and Charlotte Barr spent $40,000 to get it back in shape, doing most of the work themselves. They were just about to...
Record Rainfall Will Lead to a Flood of Litigation
Apr 4 2005 // As Los Angeles inches toward its highest annual rainfall total on record, the property damage left in the wake of the storms is devastating. All across the Southland, homes have toppled down hillsides as if they were toys....
Earth’s Ecosystems ‘Crucial for Economic, Social, & Spiritual Stability’ UNEP Report Concludes
Mar 31 2005 // A report, prepared by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), entitled “The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,” concludes that many of the planet’s essential systems are endangered, primarily due to...
ABI Says U.K. Govt.’s. Flood Management Strategy “Flowing in the Right Direction”
Mar 28 2005 // The recent announcement by the U.K. Government revealing a new strategy for flood management provides “a welcome step towards ensuring that the increasing flood risk is effectively managed,” said the...
PLUS Symposium: Greater Transparency Will Change the Way Industry Does Business
Mar 21 2005 // Transparency will reportedly bring fundamental changes in how the industry operates, resulting in more open communication between the client, the broker and the underwriter. A change in the dynamics of the business also...
Aon Units Release Global Climate/Catastrophe Report
Mar 11 2005 // Two Aon subsidiaries, Aon Re Global and Impact Forecasting, LLC, have released a report on 2004’s natural catastrophes, describing “a year of freakish weather patterns, ending with the worst natural disaster in...
News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer Invades PLUS Symposium
Mar 7 2005 // News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer Invades PLUS Symposium Settlements that reach beyond insurance and into the pockets of firms’ former directors draw attention to the limits of insurance, professional liability...
