Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mount Rainier Set to Open, but Work Remains on Flood Damage
May 2 2007 // The numbers loom like the mountain at the center of this storm-ravaged park. Nearly 18 inches of rain fell in just 36 hours last fall. The deluge left an estimated $36 million in damage, fractured miles of roads and trails...
Ark. River Levees Need $4M in Repairs Under New Guidelines
May 1 2007 // Miles of levees along the St. Francis River in Craighead County, Ark., have been deemed unacceptable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, meaning homeowners there may need to purchase flood insurance if $4 million...
The Flood Insurance Agency Forms Agreement with BancInsure
May 1 2007 // The Flood Insurance Agency, Kalispell, Mont., has entered into an agreement with BancInsure Inc. wherein BancInsure will market TFIA’s total flood insurance compliance solution to new and existing bank clients. TFIA...
Commissioner Urges Floridians to Buy Flood Insurance
Apr 30 2007 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty urged Floridians to purchase flood insurance to protect their homes. McCarty’s warning comes in anticipation of the 2007 hurricane season which officially begins June 1....
U.S. Disaster Funds Approved for Flooded N.H. Counties
Apr 29 2007 // President Bush has approved New Hampshire’s request for a major disaster to be declared in the state as a result of recent flooding, heavy rain and wind. New Hampshire Sens. Judd Gregg and John Sununu made the...
N.Y., Northeast Small Businesses Face Need for Disaster Insurance
Apr 27 2007 // Many small business owners in New York and the Northeast are still trying to recover from floods caused by as much as eight inches of rain earlier this month. Those who had flood insurance can recoup some of their losses,...
Citing $36 Million in Flood Damage, N.H. Seeks U.S. Disaster Aid
Apr 24 2007 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch said flooding and high tides caused more than $36 million in damage last week, and he has asked the federal government to declare the entire state a disaster area so it will qualify for...
Freeing Streams of Debris Might Help Control Flooding in Future
Apr 24 2007 // When streams and rivers throughout West Virginia surged over their banks last week, causing millions of dollars of damage, Garrett Fork in Logan County was virtually alone in not flooding. That’s no anomaly: county...
News Currents
Apr 23 2007 // Maryland agents get notice relief Maryland insurance agents are applauding the General Assembly for relieving them of liability in the delivery of notices about flood and homeowners insurance. The Senate and House of...
McCarran-Ferguson emerges as No. 1 threat to independent agents
Apr 23 2007 // As 1,200 independent agents and brokers from around the country descend on Washington, D.C., this month for the Big “I” Legislative Conference & Convention, they will be greeted with a new legislative...
McCarran-Ferguson emerges as No. 1 threat to independent agents
Apr 23 2007 // As 1,200 independent agents and brokers from around the country descend on Washington, D.C., this month for the Big “I” Legislative Conference & Convention, they will be greeted with a new legislative...
Neighbors Seek to Drain N.Y. City’s Water Reservoirs to Stem Flooding
Apr 20 2007 // Ten lawmakers want to drain off some of the massive reservoirs holding New York City drinking water, claiming lower water levels will help prevent flooding in riverside communities. House lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New...
W. Va. Dam Failure Could Flood Lincoln County Community
Apr 19 2007 // West Virginia environmental officials are working to breach a failing earthen dam that threatened to flood a small Lincoln County community following heavy weekend rains. Lee’s Fishing Lake dam could be breached...
N.H., Maine Still Dealing with Flooding, Power Outages, Washed-Out Roads
Apr 19 2007 // Rain continued falling on much of New Hampshire late Wednesday, keeping some schools closed and lengthening the morning commute for drivers detouring around washed-out roads. Thousands of homes and businesses still had no...
Nor’easter Kills 2, Forces 1,400 Evacuations in N.J.
Apr 18 2007 // The effects of the vicious nor’easter that dumped as much as 9 inches of rain on parts of New Jersey lingered Tuesday as floodwaters swirled through several low-lying communities and residents of others waited...
Swiss Re, Allianz, RMS Team-up to Write UK, US, Canada Cat Bonds
Apr 17 2007 // Swiss Re announced its successful participation in structuring and placing $150 million of securities covering flood and earthquake catastrophic events in Great Britain, Canada and the United States on behalf of...
Concern About Dam Leads to Evacuations in W. Va.’s Lincoln County
Apr 17 2007 // Emergency officials in West Virginia asked hundreds of Lincoln County residents living downriver from an earthen dam to evacuate last Sunday night because of concerns the dam might crumble and loose millions of gallons of...
Report: Army Corps Must Acknowledge Global Warming
Apr 16 2007 // The Army Corps of Engineers needs to acknowledge that the world is heating up and seas are rising to better protect the nation from flooding and hurricanes, according to a report by two environmental groups. The report,...
Engineer Testifies at Trial for La. Hurricane Suit Against Allstate
Apr 12 2007 // An engineer who testified at the trial for a Louisiana couple’s lawsuit against Allstate Insurance Co. said he wrote a report on the plaintiffs’ storm-damaged home without inspecting the property after...
Bipartisan flood insurance ‘modernization’ bill boosts borrowing, maximum limits
Apr 9 2007 // News Currents U.S. Reps. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., and Barney Frank, D-Mass., introduced bipartisan legislation to revamp the National Flood Insurance Program that boosts the program’s borrowing authority to $21.5...