Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Why Independent Agents Should Take Advantage of a Higher Standard of Care
Sep 8 2014 // I’ve had many independent agents (IAs) vent, fume, exclaim, yell, scream, curse and express total exasperation at losing an account because a captive or direct writer undercut the price while promising speculative...
Florida’s Flood Agency Halts in Tampa Bay
Sep 8 2014 // The Flood Agency, which offers private flood coverage that are backed by the surplus lines insurer Lloyd’s Private Flood, announced it will stop writing new business in the Tampa Bay region in order to manage its...
$35M in Crops Lost to Flooding in Arkansas, Study Says
Sep 4 2014 // A University of Arkansas study finds flooding that began in late June will lead to millions of dollars in lost crop value for Arkansas farmers. Farmers in 10 Arkansas counties are expected to lose more than $35 million in...
Sandy-Hit Towns in N.Y., N.J. Wrestle With Eminent-Domain Choice
Sep 3 2014 // On a tiny spit of land off Long Island in New York, the wealthy village of Asharoken faces a dilemma borne of Superstorm Sandy. Either it accepts millions of dollars in federal aid to build a protective sand dune and for...
Storms Trigger Tornadoes, Hail, Floods Throughout Midwest
Sep 3 2014 // A storm spotter was hospitalized in Iowa on Sept. 1 after he was struck by lightning while watching a system that left swollen rivers, power outages, trees down and campers overturned. More strong storms rumbled through...
3 Years After Irene, New State Office Complex Rising in Vermont
Sep 2 2014 // Three years after flooding from Tropical Storm Irene made most of Vermont’s state office complex in Waterbury unusable, its replacement is rising out of what was a sodden mess that reeked of the nearby Winooski...
New York’s Staten Island Gets $56M to Control Future Flooding
Aug 29 2014 // New York officials say $33 million in federal Sandy relief will be going toward the purchase of about 24 acres on Staten Island to control future flooding. Sen. Charles Schumer and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio...
Hundreds Of Oahu Properties At Flood Risk, Feds Say
Aug 27 2014 // New maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have reclassified hundreds of Oahu properties and placed them in a high-risk flood zone. Mortgage lenders will likely require property owners to buy flood insurance if...
N.Y.’s Long Island Areas to Get $16M in Flood-Buffer Funding
Aug 26 2014 // Several areas on Long Island in New York State will get about $16 million in federal funding to buy storm-damaged properties and turn them into flood buffers. Newsday says the funding includes $9.9 million for Amagansett,...
Post-Floods, Detroit Residents Shop for Appliances, Supplies
Aug 26 2014 // Detroit-area residents are shopping for appliances and home-repair supplies in droves after recent flooding damaged houses and the property inside. The Detroit News reports thousands of shoppers visited big-box appliance...
Torrential Rains Bring Floods, Fires to Indiana
Aug 25 2014 // Residents in central and northern Indiana battled fire and water after torrential rains overnight caused widespread flooding on Aug. 22. Firefighters in northeastern Indiana were cut off from a blaze at an auto repair shop...
Vermont Enticing Disaster Preparedness With Money
Aug 25 2014 // Vermont is preparing to implement new rules that encourage communities to take steps to reduce future flood damage in exchange for more money to help them recover from the next big flood. Communities across Vermont have...
Florida’s Flood Agency Stops Writing New Business in Tampa Bay Region
Aug 25 2014 // One of the first entities to step forward and provide private flood insurance in Florida has announced it will stop writing new business in the Tampa Bay region in order to manage its exposure. The Flood Agency, which...
Flood Control Plan for North Dakota’s Souris River Valley in Limbo
Aug 21 2014 // Plans for an $823 million flood control project for the Souris River Valley in North Dakota are in limbo due to federal policy changes and disagreements in Congress. Corps of Engineers officials are studying new rules that...
Torrential Rains Leave Flooded Homes, Injuries in North Dakota
Aug 20 2014 // Torrential rains led to weekend flooding in parts of North Dakota, inundating or threatening more than a dozen homes in the west and causing at least two injuries in the east. Many areas of the state got several inches of...
Florida Opens, Closes Surplus Lines Opportunities
Aug 20 2014 // The recent legislative session in Tallahassee was relatively quiet, a matter some attribute to this being an election year. But even in quiet years, Florida lawmakers tend to make some noise about the insurance industry...
Nepal Flood Toll Hits 101, Fears of Disease Rise
Aug 19 2014 // Nepalese authorities said Monday they feared an outbreak of diseases as they attempt to reach thousands of people stranded by flooding that has already killed more than 100 people. The swirling floodwaters have even...
Coast Guard, N.J. National Guard Still Recovering From Sandy
Aug 18 2014 // Two years after Hurricane Sandy pounded the New Jersey coast, the USCGC Sailfish has yet to return home. The gleaming white 87-foot patrol boat, now temporarily based out of Bayonne, New Jersey, still cannot go back to its...
Maine Officials Alert Consumers, Businesses to Flood-Damaged Autos
Aug 18 2014 // Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage and Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa cautioned consumers and businesses that recent severe weather and flooding in Maine, throughout the Northeast and in other parts of the country...
Wisconsin Town Wants to Upgrade Seawall, Redraw Flood Maps
Aug 18 2014 // Stevens Point, Wis., officials will soon found out if they can upgrade a Wisconsin River seawall so they can redraw flood maps. The Stevens Point Journal Media reports the upgrade could spare more than 200 families...
