Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Miami, Okla., Residents Fear They May not be Able to Return Home
Jul 11 2007 // Sharon Glass fought back tears after hearing she may not be able to return to her flood-damaged home. “I just wonder how a judgment call could be made before FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) officials have...
N.C. Flood Insurance Rates May Soar Under New Coastal Building Code
Jul 10 2007 // Thousands of coastal North Carolina residents could see insurance rates surge this fall as state regulators weigh higher insurance costs against the rising cost of protecting homes. The North Carolina Building Code Council...
Kan: Flooding, Blizzards, Tornadoes Cause Millions of Dollars in Damage
Jul 10 2007 // The first half of 2007 has been one to forget for many Kansans as blizzards, deadly tornadoes and now flooding have caused millions of dollars in damage, disrupted lives and put a dent in the state’s economy. Of the...
Preliminary Damage Assessments Continue After Oklahoma Floods
Jul 10 2007 // As river levels continued to drop and dry weather prevailed in most parts of Oklahoma on July 8, preliminary damage assessments from recent flooding began coming in. In Miami, one of the hardest-hit areas, City Manager...
Delaware River Town Finally Back in Business A Year After Flood
Jul 8 2007 // A year after a flood heavily damaged the borough of Portland, Pa., the last of the downtown businesses reopened. Duane Smith, the owner of the Portland Market, reopened his business last Friday. Smith said it took so long...
Aviva, R&SA Assess UK Flood Costs
Jul 6 2007 // The UK’s two largest insurers, Aviva plc and Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group plc, have both issued preliminary estimates of how the claims from the recent floods (See IJ web site June 27, 29 and July 2)...
South Texas Counties at Odds with FEMA Over Flood Maps
Jul 6 2007 // Hidalgo County, Texas, officials are moving to block the release of an updated Rio Grande flood plain map that would force property owners to buy flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to release...
Texas Residents Watch Brazos River in Anticipation of More Flooding
Jul 2 2007 // Texas officials expected the Brazos River to rise above flood level, a cause of concern for residents who evacuated once already last week. The Brazos was expected to swell to around 26 feet, a foot above flood stage,...
Balancing risk and reward
Jul 2 2007 // In the nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee failures brought widespread criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA has been dedicated to building a stronger, more nimble and...
Balancing risk and reward
Jul 2 2007 // In the nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee failures brought widespread criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA has been dedicated to building a stronger, more nimble and...
Balancing risk and reward
Jul 2 2007 // In the nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee failures brought widespread criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA has been dedicated to building a stronger, more nimble and...
Texas Hill Country Hardest Hit by Torrential Rains, Flooding
Jun 29 2007 // Lisa Schlueter was sleeping soundly Wednesday morning when she was roused by Toots, her rat terrier, barking in the living room. When she flipped on a light, she quickly saw what had gotten Toots so agitated: Flood water...
Texas Attorney General: Beware of Scams in Flooding Aftermath
Jun 29 2007 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott warned North Texas residents to be wary of price gouging and fraudulent attempts to bilk homeowners and other consumers in the aftermath of recent storms. Gov. Rick Perry issued a...
RMS Estimates UK Insured Flood Losses Will Exceed $1 Billion
Jun 29 2007 // Risk Management Solutions has issued a preliminary estimate of the insured losses from the past week’s floods in the UK, indicating that they “could exceed £500 million [$1 billion].” Heavy rainstorms...
Over 200 Dead in Pakistan Floods; Thousands Left Homeless
Jun 28 2007 // Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and tree branches Wednesday as cyclone-spawned floods surged through towns and villages of Pakistan’s coastline, officials said. Off the coast in the storm-tossed Arabian...
Flood & Peterson Insurance Names Gingerich to Century Club
Jun 21 2007 // Flood & Peterson Insurance, an independent insurance broker based in Greeley, Colo., has inducted employee Sean Gingerich into the company’s Century Club, which recognizes top employees for their...
La. Commissioner Wants 100% Participation in Flood Insurance Program
Jun 21 2007 // For Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon in the best of all possible worlds 100 percent of the citizens in his state would have flood insurance coverage for their homes. As such, Donelon has been on a statewide...
Face Climate Change Consequences, Not Just Causes, Says ABI
Jun 20 2007 // The Association of British Insurers said it has put increased pressure on the UK Government to develop an effective climate change strategy with the publication of its climate change adaptation manifesto. The study...
Flood & Peterson Receives Two Honors
Jun 19 2007 // Greeley, Colo.-based Flood & Peterson Insurance has received two honors: one recognizing the company’s approach in working with clients and another paying posthumous tribute to its two founders, who pooled $190...
Editor’s Note: Consumer education still needed
Jun 18 2007 // An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 –...
