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#1 Opportunity for Private Flood Insurers With Threat of Another NFIP Lapse
Jan 29 2026 // The clock struck midnight on the National Flood Insurance Program—again. The NFIP is part of the federal funding package, which expired at the end of Jan. 30. Congress did not compromise on several issues, namely funding...
#2 Flood Risk Misconceptions Drive Underinsurance: Chubb
Jan 30 2026 // A new survey found three overarching themes that affect the purchase of flood insurance centered on awareness, action, and coverage misconceptions, according to Chubb’s Flood Risk and Resilience report. The survey of...
#3 Texts Show Texas Officials’ Confusion About Campers’ Fate Amid Flood
Jan 14 2026 // The first 911 call from the historic Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River came in at 3:57 a.m., when a caller told the dispatcher she was stranded on a hill and cabins around her were filling with water. Around the same...
#4 South Africa Closes Kruger Park as Deadly Floods Kill Dozens
Jan 16 2026 // Deadly floods prompted South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park to shut to further visitors, after extreme rainfall killed dozens in the northeast of the country and neighboring Mozambique. The South African...
#5 South Africa Declares National Disaster After Deadly Floods
Jan 19 2026 // South Africa declared a national disaster after severe weather conditions led to deadly floods across parts of the country. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, lightning and flooding have resulted in loss of life, significant...
#6 Flood Losses Set to Soar 10-Fold in Southeast Asia, WTW Study Finds
Jan 29 2026 // Losses tied to floods in Southeast Asia may grow as much as 10-fold in the coming years due to the rise of extreme weather events, according to Willis Towers Watson Plc. Early indications suggest that major regional...
#7 People Moves: CRU Group Names Sewell VP for Cat and Flood Services
Jan 5 2026 // CRU Group, a North American claims adjusting and services firm based in Dallas and Toronto, is expanding its flood insurance line with the appointment of Danny Sewell, who is based in Florida. Sewell CRU Group has...
#8 Southern Africa Floods That Killed 300 Fueled by Global Warming
Jan 30 2026 // An estimated 300 people have died in extreme flooding across parts of southern Africa, including a one-in-50-year event that researchers said was worsened by climate change. Nearly 800,000 people have been affected by the...
#9 Flood in Vale Mining Area Damaged Brazilian River, State Government Says
Jan 27 2026 // Overflowing water in a mining area owned by Brazil’s Vale caused environmental damage as it reached the local Maranhao River, Minas Gerais state government said in a statement on Monday. The overflow on Sunday, in...
