The Lowdown: Top Private Flood Carriers, High Tides, Storm Surges & More September 9, 2018 As I watch the daily tracking of Hurricane Florence and anticipate its potential destruction, I am compelled to revisit this...
One Year Post-Harvey, Recovery Toughest for the Poor August 24, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano Shirley Paley’s life before Hurricane Harvey was already a struggle: The 61-year-old former postal worker was raising her 17-year-old autistic...
How About a Real NFIP Renewal for Once August 15, 2018 By Patrick Wraight I wanted to write something this week about some piece of policy minutia. I had about 500 words written when...
PCI: Majority of Texans Not Prepared for Hurricane Season August 6, 2018 A large majority of Texas residents are not taking necessary steps to protect their property this hurricane season despite the...
Flood Insurance Uptake Rates Rise in Texas Following Harvey July 31, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano and Meghan Hoyer Little more than two months before Hurricane Harvey slammed the Gulf Coast of Texas, Alberto Castaneda let his home’s flood...
Flood Model Development Helps Hiscox Re & ILS Enter U.S. Flood Protection Market July 25, 2018 By L.S. Howard Less than 12 percent of U.S. homeowners have a flood insurance policy, despite the fact that flooding is the country’s...
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...