Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New England Flood Insurance Launches Flood Coverage for Homeowners
Oct 9 2015 // New England Flood Insurance (NEFI) is now offering flood insurance to homeowners in New England. Coverage is underwritten by NEFI and backed by an A rated carrier and is not affiliated with the National Flood Insurance...
Insurers Bring Calm After the Storm as South Carolina Recovery Efforts Begin
Oct 8 2015 // This aerial photo show flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, between Conway and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to...
Flood, Flood, or Flood: What Insureds Really Mean when they Report a ‘Flood’ Loss
Oct 7 2015 // “We’ve had a flood,” says the insured. “Oh, no!” the agent says, “What happened?” What really happened, and the coverage implications of what happened, is what must be considered...
Southeast Storm Update: Significant Auto Losses Expected
Oct 6 2015 // A pickup truck rests against the side of Gills Creek near a bridge in Columbia, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Days of torrential rains kept much of South Carolina and its capital gripped by floodwaters early Monday. (AP...
South Carolina Insurance Director: Insurers Ready for Claims from ‘Devastating’ Storm
Oct 5 2015 // The insurance industry is bracing itself for an expected onslaught of claims in the wake of what South Carolina officials are calling a 1 in 1,000 year storm. “This is an extremely devastating event,” said...
A ‘1,000-Year Flood’ Almost Certainly Isn’t
Oct 5 2015 // Over the weekend, the nation saw the horrific toll of massive flooding across South Carolina, which has left at least nine dead. The Charleston area got nearly a dozen inches of rain on Saturday, while some parts of the...
South Carolina Slammed by Weekend Storm
Oct 5 2015 // A dangerous rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina – cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing “too many roads to name” because of...
Florida Commissioner McCarty Asks FEMA for NFIP Rate Data by Dec. 15
Oct 5 2015 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty has followed through on his promise to State Senator Jeff Brandes to investigate the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) rating practices of Florida insureds. In...
Underinsurance of Property Is Growing Global Challenge: Swiss Re Report
Oct 5 2015 // The underinsurance of property risk – particularly natural catastrophe risks – has risen steadily over the past 40 years, even though claims payments have increased significantly during that period, according to Swiss...
Report: Florida Cities Most Vulnerable to Storm Surge
Oct 5 2015 // Four of the top eight cities most vulnerable to a major storm surge are located in Florida, according to a new report released by Karen Clark & Company (KCC). The 2015 “Most Vulnerable U.S. Cities to Storm Surge...
FEMA, HUD Grant Relief to Sandy Victims
Oct 5 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Sept. 15 announced an official 30-day deadline extension for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who are considering requesting Superstorm Sandy-related...
RMS: Slow-Moving Hurricane Joaquin Expected to Drive Coastal Flooding
Oct 2 2015 // Even though Hurricane Joaquin is likely to remain offshore in the Atlantic, it is battering parts of the Carribbean with Category 4 strength winds and will likely drive coastal flooding and heavy rainfall along the eastern...
Update: Category 4 Joaquin, After Pounding Bahamas, May Bypass East Coast
Oct 2 2015 // While forecasters haven’t ruled out a U.S. East Coast strike by the Category 4 hurricane pounding the Bahamas with heavy rains and raging surf, more projections are showing Joaquin will miss, the National Hurricane...
Q&A: Florida Representative Backs Call for NFIP Transparency
Oct 1 2015 // Florida State Representative Bill Hager says the state is turning up the heat on the National Flood Insurance Program as Florida residents become increasingly concerned with the high rates they are paying for flood...
N.Y. Assemblyman Seeks to Build Coalition to Fix ‘Broken’ NFIP
Sep 30 2015 // New York State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D – Rockaway Beach) is reaching out to congressional representatives in Mississippi and Louisiana communities hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to encourage...
Update: Joaquin’s U.S. Path Unclear But East Coast Already Under Flood Watch
Sep 30 2015 // Joaquin is forecast to become a major hurricane by Saturday as it strengthens in the Atlantic, triggering hurricane warnings and watches for the Bahamas. Its course after crossing the island chain is still uncertain, the...
Study: Flood Risk on Rise for New York City, New Jersey Coast
Sep 30 2015 // A new study looking back over 1,000 years finds the flooding risk along the New York and New Jersey coasts increased greatly after industrialization, and major storms that once might have occurred every 500 years could...
AIR Analyzes Taiwan, China Damages, Losses from Typhoon Dujuan
Sep 30 2015 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reports that Typhoon Dujuan made landfall on northeast coast of Taiwan with high winds and heavy rain near Nan’ao Township in Yilan County, late afternoon on Monday, September...
Alabama Drying Out After Weekend Floods
Sep 30 2015 // Flood waters receded along the Alabama coast Monday after storms from a tropical weather system dumped about 7.5 inches of rain in less than a day, inundating roads and creating dangerous surf conditions along beaches. No...
Lafayette Residents May Still Appeal Flood Map Revisions
Sep 27 2015 // Residents of Louisiana’s Lafayette Parish have one final chance to appeal proposed FEMA flood maps. The Advocate reports it’s the first major revision in two decades for documents used to set home elevations...
