Latest Flood Headlines

All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.

FEMA Urges Californians to Buy Flood Insurance Ahead of El Nin᷈o

Oct 26 2015 // Federal emergency officials are urging Californians to buy flood insurance – even those who don’t live near creeks or rivers – as El Nin᷈o conditions get underway in the Pacific Ocean, increasing chances for...

El Paso Blanketed with Hail, Heavy Rain Expected as Storm Moves East

Oct 23 2015 // A storm system that blanketed one West Texas city with hail is moving east, leaving other parts of the state awash under fast-moving floods. Odessa Emergency Management says crews conducted about 30 swift-water rescues...

ICT: Less than 25% of Texas Homeowners Carry Flood Insurance

Oct 22 2015 // Most Texas homeowners are unprotected when it comes to flood damage, a state insurance trade group says. Less than 25 percent of Texas homeowners carry flood insurance despite the risks of massive downpours that could...

AIR Analyzes Typhoon Koppu’s Heavy Flooding Impact on the Philippines

Oct 20 2015 // A report from catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide highlights “widespread flooding, landslides, wrecked roads and bridges, downed trees, and power outages” in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon...

10 Things to Know About Commercial Property

Oct 19 2015 // Commercial property insurance continues to be a buyer’s market with additional capacity still making its way into an already overcrowded space. In the current market it is important for the insureds to set goals...

Study: Flood Risk Rising for New York City, New Jersey Coast

Oct 19 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...

Florida Commissioner McCarty Gives FEMA Deadline for NFIP Rate Data

Oct 19 2015 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has followed through on his promise to State Senator Jeff Brandes to investigate the National Flood Insurance Program’s rating practices of Floridians. In an Oct. 2 letter...

October Storm Devastates South Carolina, Insurance Industry Responds

Oct 19 2015 // The claims filing and damage recovery process is underway in South Carolina after the mega-storm that hit the state Oct. 1 through Oct. 5 brought extensive damage statewide with some areas receiving more than two feet of...

South Carolina Storm Victims Seek Help With Recovery Costs

Oct 18 2015 // Two weeks ago, South Carolina’s floods sent 6 feet of water into Walt Oliver’s home. Now, after volunteers helped gut the ruined plaster, carpeting, duct work and hardwood floors, it’s “down to...

Insurance Industry, IICF Raise $70K-Plus for Central Texas Flood Victims

Oct 16 2015 // Central Texas may currently be under drought conditions and suffering from elevated wildfire risk but merely months ago the situation was just the opposite. In May, the Austin and Central Texas areas were deluged with...

Summer Flood Repairs in Florida’s Pasco County Total More Than $100M

Oct 16 2015 // Pasco County, Florida officials have learned that flooding this past summer could end up costing the county more than $107 million in repairs. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the county’s Public Works Manager DiAnna...

Losses to South Carolina Crops Rising as State Suffers More Rain

Oct 12 2015 // The farms and playground area for picking pumpkins were swamped in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. South Carolina is still struggling with floodwaters due to a slow moving storm system. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) Thad...

Federal Attorneys to Appeal Katrina Flooding/MRGO Ruling

Oct 11 2015 // Federal attorneys filed notice on Oct. 9 that they will appeal a judge’s ruling that the U.S. government is responsible for some of the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina and other storms — flooding blamed on...

South Carolina Storm Victims Return Home to Heartbreak

Oct 9 2015 // Ethan Abbott pulls his boat down Mayfield St. to help a friend get personal items out of the house in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) The pungent stench of...

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...