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Boy Swept Away as Virginia and Maryland Hit With Heavy Rains and Flooding

May 16 2025 // Officials found the body of a 12-year-old boy who was swept away by rushing water on a Virginia roadway during a storm system that also forced a dozen students to stay overnight at a Maryland high school due to heavy rains...

UK Warned Cuts to Flood Defense Are Too Dangerous to Consider

Apr 30 2025 // The UK should spare flood defense programs from budget cuts to be announced in June, as the country is already woefully unprepared for worsening disasters linked to climate change, a government adviser has said. “We...

People Moves: New Faces, New Roles at Neptune Flood and Alliant

Apr 22 2025 // Neptune Flood, one of the largest writers of private flood insurance, named four people to executive-level positions at the St. Petersburg-based company. Matt Duffy was elevated from managing director to president. Alais...

Inspections of Whiskey Barrels Take Time in Flood Aftermath at Kentucky Distillery

Apr 15 2025 // FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since floodwaters that inundated the whiskey-making campus receded. But executives say the painstaking task of inspecting...

Allstate Agent Can Be Sued Over Nonrenewal of ‘Grandfathered’ Flood Insurance Policy

Apr 15 2025 // A Connecticut agent for Allstate Insurance may be sued by an insured who faults the agent for not renewing a flood insurance policy in a timely fashion, thereby depriving the insured of the benefit of...

Louisville, Other Parts of Kentucky Brace for More Flooding as Rivers Crest

Apr 8 2025 // The Ohio River is expected to crest Tuesday night at historically high levels, exacerbating flooding that has already swamped hundreds of homes, businesses and restaurants in Louisville and other parts of Kentucky. While...

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