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#1 Poorer Americans Dropped Federal Flood Insurance When Rates Rose
Dec 17 2025 // When the US Federal Emergency Management Agency overhauled rates for millions of homeowners in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in 2021, the goal was to end decades of underpricing and to align premiums with...
#2 US House Bill Aims to End Private Flood Insurance Coverage Penalty
Dec 16 2025 // Homeowners required to purchase flood insurance can utilize private flood policies, under federal rules that took effect in 2019. But if they go that route, the property owners risk losing lower, grandfathered premiums if...
#3 Southern California in ‘Great Danger’ From Christmas Flooding
Dec 24 2025 // A powerful winter storm is lashing Southern California, prompting California Governor Gavin Newsom to proclaim a state of emergency in Los Angeles and neighboring counties. Coastal communities are bracing for multiple...
#4 Washington Commissioner Issues Letter to Insurers Outlining Post-Flood Expectations
Dec 16 2025 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer issued guidance for flood survivors and the insurance companies and adjusters handling their claims following the evacuation of thousands of Western Washington residents from...
#5 Pacific Northwest Braces for Even More Flooding Rain This Week
Dec 15 2025 // Washington and the Pacific Northwest are facing multiple rounds of torrential downpours this week, raising flood risks in the region as residents are still grappling with last week’s historic rains. Heavy rain was...
#6 County Officials in Texas Race to Build $5M Warning System Before Next Flood Season
Dec 19 2025 // With the next Texas flood season just months away, Kerr County officials say they’re in a race to build a long-planned flood warning system estimated to cost up to $5 million — and they’re depending on the...
#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 Deadliest Morocco Flooding in Two Decades Leaves Dozens Dead
Dec 15 2025 // Flash flooding left at least 37 people dead in a city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, the North African country’s deadliest such incident in more than two decades. Search and rescue operations remained underway in...
