How to Fix Nation’s Flood Insurance Program December 31, 2010 By Jimi Grande The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking a top-to-bottom review of the efforts to reform the nation’s flood insurance...
Insurance Vital to Alabama Coast Long-Term Plan, Says Commission December 21, 2010 By Andrew G. Simpson Coastal Alabama should seize the BP Gulf oil disaster as an opportunity for “resiliency planning” that will not only help...
Hermine Surprises Texas, Oklahoma with Extensive Flooding September 9, 2010 Tropical Storm Hermine, which swept through Texas on Sept. 7 and into Oklahoma on Sept. 8, surprised forecasters by retaining...
Florida Cabinet Delays Hurricane Fund Assessments February 25, 2010 The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund needs $710 million to continue to pay claims still coming in from 2005’s Hurricane Wilma...
Katrina Flooding Victims’ Lawsuit Against Corps of Engineers Begins April 21, 2009 By Cain Burdeau Arguments began April 20 in a lawsuit filed by New Orleans residents and a business who claim the Army Corps...
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Buy $25M in Flood Insurance for 2009 April 3, 2009 The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Council has voted to buy $25 million of flood insurance. The coverage, through the National...