Tennessee Tech Develops Low-cost Sensors to Help Detect Flooding October 24, 2022 Extreme rainfall events, and the dangerous floods that follow them, are happening more often in Tennessee. This risk grows as...
Requiring Citizens’ Policyholders to Also Buy Flood Insurance Could Address Problems October 19, 2022 By William Rabb Problem: Less than 20% of Floridians in vulnerable areas carry flood insurance. Uninsured flood losses from Hurricane Ian are projected...
NFIP Now Providing Advance Payments for Flooded Policyholders Who Apply October 5, 2022 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The National Flood Insurance Program has approved a waiver that will allow some policyholders flooded by Hurricane Ian to receive...
Mississippi Capital Area Bracing for More Pearl River Flooding August 29, 2022 The rental home that Suzannah Thames owns in Mississippi’s capital city was filled with dirty, snake-infested flood water when the...
Report: Previously Flooded Carolina Homes Pose Risk to Buyers August 9, 2022 A new Natural Resources Defense Council report exposes potential hidden costs associated with purchasing a single-family home with a flood...
FEMA Report: Flood Insurance Hikes Will Drive 1 Million From Market July 25, 2022 By Michael Phillis When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance...
Insurance Losses From Sydney Floods Approach A$100M: ICA July 8, 2022 Insurers have received 8,415 claims as a result of July’s floods in Sydney, carrying an initial estimated insurance price tag...
Update: Heavy Rains Ease Over Sydney but Floods Continue to Force Evacuations July 6, 2022 By Renju Jose A wild storm system has moved away from Sydney after pounding Australia’s largest city with four days of torrential rain,...
What Is Causing Australia’s Incessant Rain? July 5, 2022 By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE — Torrential rain is lashing Australia’s southeast coast, forcing thousands of people from their homes because of the danger...
81% of Flood Insurance Policyholders Will See Rate Increases, Report Says April 26, 2022 By Leslie Kaufman When the Federal Emergency Management Agency rolled out a major overhaul to its beleaguered National Flood Insurance Program last April,...