Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Agent Groups Express Appreciation as President Signs Flood Insurance Extension Bill
Jul 1 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents both hailed President Bush’s signature of the Flood Insurance Reform...
NFIP Launches National Campaign for Agents, Consumers on Flooding Risks, Insurance Benefits
Jun 29 2004 // This week, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) its new national marketing campaing, FloodSmart, which is designed to educate consumers about the risks of flooding and the benefits of flood insurance, as well as to...
Ala. Gov. Notes More than $5.2 Million in Federal Disaster Funds for City of Birmingham
Jun 25 2004 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley announced more than $5.2 million in federal funding for the City of Birmingham as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The funding is a result of...
PIA Urges House to Renew National Flood Program
Jun 21 2004 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) is urging the House of Representatives to follow the lead of the Senate and pass legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). On...
ALLSTATE STUDY WARNS ON COASTAL FLOODS:
Jun 21 2004 // Allstate Insurance Company said a study it conducted in 2003 identified more than 750,000 homes in coastal hurricane states that may not have flood insurance. The study looked at current Allstate homeowners insurance...
Low Cost Flood Policies
Jun 21 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is offering new preferred risk policy products for both the commercial market and renters markets. NFIP says these policies were created in response to...
Agent Groups Commend Final Vote to Reauthorize National Flood Program
Jun 21 2004 // Both the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (The Big “I”) and the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) commended the House of Representatives’ passage of the...
Senate Votes to Renew National Flood Insurance Program
Jun 16 2004 // The U.S. Senate passed legislation by unanimous consent on June 15 that reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years. The reauthorization was part of S. 2238, which reforms the program. The...
Guy Carpenter, EQECAT Announce Probabilistic German Flood Risk Model
Jun 14 2004 // Guy Carpenter and EQECAT announced their intention to jointly develop the “DACH Flood” software, which they described as “an accumulation tool that will allow users to assess their exposure to flood in...
ACE Select Markets Gives “Top Ten” Disaster Protection Tips for Homeowners
Jun 11 2004 // ACE Select Markets has published a list of its “Top Ten Tips” for homeowners on what to do to prevent and/or mitigate the consequences when a natural disaster strikes. “Devastating floods in the United...
PIA Urges Congress to Renew NFIP
Jun 9 2004 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents joined other associations in calling for the National Flood Insurance Program to be renewed before it expires at the end of the month. The PIA has initiated a...
Wis. Gov. Requests Federal Damage Assessment for Eight Counties
Jun 9 2004 // Governor Jim Doyle has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct a preliminary damage assessment in cooperation with Wisconsin Emergency Management and local officials as a first step to determine if...
New Orleans to Get New Flood Insurance Rate Maps
Jun 8 2004 // Under the auspices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Map Modernization Program, the city of New Orleans, FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working together to develop new flood insurance rate...
Summer Means Wild Weather in Some Western States
Jun 7 2004 // Summer is here and with it comes unstable weather conditions that can cause problems for consumers and agents alike in some parts of the United States. As if ushering in the season, insurers and insurance organizations are...
Flooded Pa. Homeowners Bailed Out by Feds
Jun 3 2004 // The federal government has offered $3 million to purchase and demolish 26 homes near Abington, Pennsylvania that were inundated by Tropical Storm Allison. The Federal Emergency Management Agency made the funding available...
ICT: Flooding is Hurricane Season’s Real Danger
Jun 2 2004 // As all eyes turn toward the Gulf of Mexico at the start of the 2004 hurricane season, the Insurance Council of Texas issued a reminder to Texans that they should beware of the potential for deadly floodwaters across the...
W. Va. Gov. Tours Flood Damaged Region, Expects Federal Help for Suffering Residents
Jun 1 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise on Tuesday told emergency officials in flood-damaged southern West Virginia that he is confident the federal government will authorize disaster relief money to help residents who have suffered...
PCI Says Recent Midwest Floods Show Need to Reauthorize NFIP
May 28 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has issued a bulletin pointing to a weekend of destructive storms in the Midwest, as proof of the “need for an immediate reauthorization of the National Flood...
Allstate Study Warns on Coastal Floods
May 26 2004 // Allstate Insurance Company announced that a study it conducted in 2003 identified more than 750,000 homes in coastal hurricane states that may not have flood insurance. The study looked at current Allstate homeowners...
La. Commissioner Warns of Preparing for Hurricanes
May 26 2004 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley said checking all of one’s property insurance policies now could help save them from financial ruin during the hurricane season that begins June 1 and stays through...
