Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NAIC, Md.’s Redmer Press for Flood Program Review
Apr 8 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has formed a working group to examine issues with the National Flood Insurance Program in light of Hurricane Isabel complaints and experiences with other recent storms by...
Pa. Gov. Requests Accelerated Presidential Disaster Declaration Process Following Weekend Storm
Apr 7 2005 // Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell has sent a letter to President George W. Bush regarding last weekend’s flooding along the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers. Because many of the flood-impacted areas suffered extensive,...
Pa. Sets Series of Consumer Meetings on Insurance
Apr 6 2005 // Cindy Fillman, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s consumer liaison, is inviting consumers to regional consumer advisory meetings to talk, ask questions and bring items of interest to the direct attention of the...
Hundreds Evacuated as Delaware River Floods
Apr 6 2005 // After Hurricane Ivan filled their little ranch house in Easton, Pa. with several feet of water, Dale and Charlotte Barr spent $40,000 to get it back in shape, doing most of the work themselves. They were just about to...
Record Rainfall Will Lead to a Flood of Litigation
Apr 4 2005 // As Los Angeles inches toward its highest annual rainfall total on record, the property damage left in the wake of the storms is devastating. All across the Southland, homes have toppled down hillsides as if they were toys....
Earth’s Ecosystems ‘Crucial for Economic, Social, & Spiritual Stability’ UNEP Report Concludes
Mar 31 2005 // A report, prepared by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), entitled “The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,” concludes that many of the planet’s essential systems are endangered, primarily due to...
ABI Says U.K. Govt.’s. Flood Management Strategy “Flowing in the Right Direction”
Mar 28 2005 // The recent announcement by the U.K. Government revealing a new strategy for flood management provides “a welcome step towards ensuring that the increasing flood risk is effectively managed,” said the...
PLUS Symposium: Greater Transparency Will Change the Way Industry Does Business
Mar 21 2005 // Transparency will reportedly bring fundamental changes in how the industry operates, resulting in more open communication between the client, the broker and the underwriter. A change in the dynamics of the business also...
Aon Units Release Global Climate/Catastrophe Report
Mar 11 2005 // Two Aon subsidiaries, Aon Re Global and Impact Forecasting, LLC, have released a report on 2004’s natural catastrophes, describing “a year of freakish weather patterns, ending with the worst natural disaster in...
News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer Invades PLUS Symposium
Mar 7 2005 // News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer Invades PLUS Symposium Settlements that reach beyond insurance and into the pockets of firms’ former directors draw attention to the limits of insurance, professional liability...
Ripped from the Headlines: Law and Order in Today’s D&O
Mar 7 2005 // News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer Invades PLUS Symposium Settlements that reach beyond insurance and into the pockets of firms’ former directors draw attention to the limits of insurance, according to...
Insurers Must Underwrite Smarter, Not Succumb to D&O Market Pressures
Mar 7 2005 // Insurers must not be lulled into thinking that the Directors and Officers liability market has recovered because the quantity of cases remain high and the complexities of litigation are overwhelming. As a result, carriers...
Ripped from the Headlines: Law & Order in Today’s D&O
Mar 7 2005 // News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer invades PLUS Symposium Settlements that reach beyond insurance and into the pockets of firms’ former directors draw attention to the limits of insurance, according to...
FEMA Encourages States to Implement Flood Training Program for Agents
Mar 4 2005 // States will soon require minimum training, education and knowledge requirements for insurance agents who write flood insurance, Ed Pasterick, an industry relations spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency told...
Rep. Hart of Pa. Joins Critics of Flood Insurance Plan
Mar 1 2005 // A Pennsylvania congresswoman wants more oversight of the federal flood insurance program, saying local victims were shortchanged last year. Rep. Melissa Hart, R-Pa., has joined representatives from Maryland, Virginia,...
Citizens Lost First Round; Stalling Payments Until After Another Court Decision
Feb 21 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Co. is in the limelight again, this time because it is refusing to pay property losses, even after losing a South Florida appeals court decision. Hurricane Irene brought both wind and water when...
FEMA Funds Jefferson County (Texas) Flood Project
Feb 8 2005 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it has obligated $1.35 million to the state of Texas to fund flood protection measures in Jefferson County. The project...
Utah Flooding Causes More than $150 Million in Damages
Feb 7 2005 // Southwestern Utah has not been declared a federal disaster area despite more than $150 million in damages caused by flooding in mid-January. St. George and the surrounding areas in Washington County were the hardest hit...
RiskMeter Online Now Offering Manual Flood Determinations, Certifications
Feb 3 2005 // CDS Business Mapping LLC, a provider in online hazard mapping, is now offering manual flood determinations and flood certifications. As a result of these new services, users will be able to get flood determinations for...
Pilgrim to Write Flood Insurance as Part of WYO Program in Mass., N.H. and Conn.
Feb 1 2005 // Pilgrim Insurance, a unit of The Plymouth Rock Group of Companies, in Boston, has been accepted by the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration to participate in the Write Your Own Flood Program (WYO). This program...
