Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Commissioner, FEMA Warn Residents to Prepare for Next Flood
Jan 13 2006 // Urging residents to make disaster preparedness and insurance readiness a top priority, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and FEMA officials cautioned Sacramento County residents, Friday, to take proactive...
Calif. Commissioner Urges Homeowners to Prepare for Next Flood
Jan 12 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi cautioned Los Angels residents on Wednesday to take strong, proactive steps to prepare for the next inevitable disaster by looking at flood insurance and updating their home...
FEMA Flood Insurance Program Launches Agent Web Site
Jan 9 2006 // The National Flood Insurance Program has launched a FloodSmart Agents Web site to provide access to agent materials and new content in a password-protected agents-only section of www.FloodSmart.gov. After registering for a...
ACIC Offers Post-Flood Tips
Jan 6 2006 // The Association of California Insurance Companies is offering the following tips for victims of the recent California storms: * Call your insurance agent as soon as possible to report your loss. It will be helpful to have...
La. Residents Urged to ‘Get Even Smarter’ About Insurance Coverage
Jan 6 2006 // As part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC’s) “Get Smart” program, the Louisiana Department of Insurance is encouraging consumers to “Get Even Smarter” about...
Gov. Barbour Urges Lawmakers Not to Rely on ‘One-Time Money’
Jan 4 2006 // Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has warned lawmakers not to rely on “one-time money” granted by Congress to aid in Hurricane Katrina recovery and outlined how the money would be used. Congress appropriated $29...
UPDATE: Winter Storm Drenches California; Streets Flooded, Homes Damaged
Jan 2 2006 // The winter’s first major storm in California hit the Golden State over the weekend with a one-two punch, leaving streets flooded and homes and businesses damaged or destroyed. As skies began to clear some in Northern...
Used vehicles need flood damage background checks
Jan 2 2006 // Flood damage checks are an essential buyer’s tool so used car purchasers and insurance companies can determine if a used car for sale by an owner in Atlanta or by a car dealer in Tampa, Fla., were not submerged in...
Mich. AG warns consumers about dangers of buying flood damaged vehicles
Jan 1 2006 // Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox warned consumers about the danger of flood-damaged vehicles. A Consumer Alert, Used Vehicle Buyers Watch for Flood Damage, posted to the attorney general’s Web site provides...
Used vehicles need flood damage background checks
Jan 1 2006 // Flood damage checks are an essential buyer’s tool so used car purchasers and insurance companies can determine if a used car for sale by an owner in Atlanta or by a car dealer in Tampa, Fla., were not submerged in...
Mississippi Coast faces the storm after the storms: wind or water damage?
Jan 1 2006 // The wind came first. It pried off boards and shot debris into windows at Ron Peresich’s home on Biloxi’s (Mississippi) Back Bay. It tore off rooftops and buckled walls in Bud Ray’s Long Beach...
1 Dead, Homes Damaged as Rains Pelt Northern California
Dec 31 2005 // Residents in Northern California hope that the last few days are not a sign of things to come in 2006. Heavy rains, flooding and mudslides greeted the area, as a storm moved its way through the state over the weekend,...
Allstate Warns Northern Calif. Residents on Minimizing Flood Danger, Damage
Dec 30 2005 // With Northern California rivers and reservoirs at their highest levels in seven years and with additional storms forecasted over the coming week, Allstate urges residents to be prepared in case floods threaten your family,...
Miss. Flood Insurance Policyholders May Receive Funds to Rebuild Higher
Dec 30 2005 // Flood insurance policyholders in Mississippi rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina may be eligible for up to $30,000 to help cover the cost of bringing their property into compliance with local building...
Best Week Says Mississippi’s Coast is Now a Wind vs. Flood Battleground
Dec 30 2005 // Early December in Biloxi, Mississippi, finds John Lennon’s bittersweet “Happy Christmas” playing on the car radio amid a devastated landscape left by Hurricane Katrina just months earlier. A State Farm...
From New England to Virginia, Courts Made Insurance Headlines in 2005
Dec 30 2005 // From Maine to Virginia, many of the insurance headlines in 2005 dealt with compensation and reinsurance probes, just as they did across the country, casting the industry’s reputation in a bad light. But much of the...
Guy Carpenter Unveils 2005 Central, Eastern Europe Flood Report
Dec 28 2005 // Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd. reported the release of European Flood Report 2005 – Central and Eastern Europe, a detailed summary and review of 2005 Central and Eastern European flood activity. The report,...
South Miss. Residents Happy to Learn of $29B for Katrina Relief
Dec 28 2005 // Residents of south Mississippi expressed joy upon learning that Congress is providing $29 billion in aid for Hurricane Katrina relief. The package includes $11.5 billion to assist homeowners, with grants capped at $150,000...
Federal Loans Offered to Conn. Flood Victims
Dec 27 2005 // Feds offer low-interest loans for flood damage in Conn. Received by Newsfinder from AP Dec 23, 2005 20:21 Eastern Time Federal low-interest loans are available to Connecticut businesses, nonprofit groups and residents...
Michigan AG Provides Tips to Avoid Purchasing Flood Damaged Vehicles
Dec 20 2005 // Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox warned consumers today about the danger of flood-damaged vehicles. A Consumer Alert, Used Vehicle Buyers Watch for Flood Damage, posted to the attorney general’s Website...
