U.S. Flood Models Still in Infancy, So Underwriters Must Be ‘Cautious Consumers’ July 24, 2018 By L.S. Howard The market for privately written inland flood insurance in the United States is growing rapidly, but flood modeling is still...
One Man’s Solution After Harvey’s Floods? Build His Own Levee. June 29, 2018 By Brooke A. Lewis, Houston Chronicle After Hurricane Harvey inundated David Bush’s Richmond, Texas, home with 20 inches of rain, he knew he wanted to rebuild...
New Nebraska Lake Expected to Reduce Flood Plain, Lower Insurance Rates June 27, 2018 A Nebraska Natural Resources District is opening Omaha’s newest park and lake after spending nine years developing the $44 million...
Body Found of Man Who Disappeared Amid Maryland Flooding June 1, 2018 By David McFadden Searchers scouring a river alongside an historic Maryland town ripped apart by flash flooding found the body of a man...
New Jersey Reminds Residents, Insurance Companies to Prepare for Hurricane Season May 22, 2018 The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance is urging the insurance and banking companies it regulates, as well as...
Want Flood? Let the Market Make it Happen. May 9, 2018 By Patrick Wraight I spent a day last week in a conference that was focused on some specific risks that make up a...
AAA Carolinas Launches Inland Flood Coverage for Homeowners April 30, 2018 AAA Carolinas Insurance has launched new inland flooding protection for policyholders. The Inland Flood Coverage is one of three new...
Retired Engineer Questions Plans to Relieve Houston-Area Bayou Flooding April 27, 2018 By Valerie Wells Hurricane Harvey’s epic rain in August 2017 convinced many residents and elected officials in Southeast Texas that the drastic flooding...
Texas County to Urge Flood Insurance Purchase via Billboards April 13, 2018 Houston-area officials are planning a campaign to put up two dozen billboards encouraging residents to buy flood insurance after Hurricane...
City Council Approves Changes to Houston’s Floodplain Regulations April 5, 2018 By Cat Cardenas and Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune More than seven months after Hurricane Harvey’s destructive floods damaged hundreds of thousands of homes across a wide swath of...