FEMA Postpones Switch to New Risk-Based Flood Insurance Rating Until 2021 November 8, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal government is delaying implementation of a major change to its pricing formula for federal flood insurance that bases...
North Dakota Unveils New Mapping Tool for Flood Risks November 4, 2019 The North Dakota Water Commission unveiled a new interactive mapping tool that provides residents and community leaders with information on...
Houston-Area Residents Get Encroachment Letters as Flood Control Projects Proceed October 31, 2019 By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle On a Friday night in August, Diane and Ted Simpson got home from work to find a certified letter from...
Imelda-Impacted Texans Still Don’t Know if They Qualify for FEMA Aid October 1, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune and Davis Rich, The Texas Tribune Two state officials are optimistic that southeast Texans whose homes were flooded by Tropical Storm Imelda will qualify for federal...
U.S. Private Flood Insurance: The Journey to Build a New Market September 27, 2019 By Nancy Watkins and David D. Evans Not long ago, private flood insurance was thought to be an impossible dream in the property/casualty sector. There were numerous...
AXA XL Partners with Insurtech Neptune Flood to Expand Private Flood Insurance September 12, 2019 AXA XL is partnering with digital private flood insurance program manager Neptune Flood in a strategic underwriting partnership that will...
CoreLogic: More Than 600K Homes in Carolinas Could Be At Risk from Dorian September 5, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The wrath of Hurricane Dorian isn’t over yet and many more communities in its path are at risk and are...
New Texas Law Requires Home Sellers to Reveal More About Flood History, Risks August 27, 2019 By Lara Korte, The Texas Tribune and Connie Hanzhang Jin, The Texas Tribune When Hurricane Harvey’s devastating rains began overwhelming the Houston area, Donna and George Duggan didn’t immediately evacuate their Katy home....
Flooded Mississippi River Still a Threat as Hurricane Season Heats Up August 19, 2019 By Jeff Martin and Janet McConnaughey The river that drains much of the flood-soaked United States is still running far higher than normal, menacing New Orleans...
States Brace for Long-Term Flood Fight as Damages Mount August 19, 2019 By David A. Lieb After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard...