Keeping Flood Insurance Above Water: Commentary January 25, 2018 By Mark Anquillare, Verisk Analytics With the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) currently set to expire on February 8, and many communities still recovering from...
Prospect General Offering Admitted Residential Flood Product in Illinois January 24, 2018 Prospect General Insurance Agency (Prospect General) has launched its admitted residential flood insurance product, Flood Guard, in Illinois. Written through...
Top Insurance Journal South Central Stories of 2017 December 29, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Among the most read news stories in Insurance Journal’s South Central region during 2017 concerned Hurricane Harvey and Texas hailstorm...
Studies: Global Warming Tripled Likelihood of Harvey’s Deluge December 14, 2017 By Seth Borenstein Global warming’s fingerprints were all over the record rainfall from Hurricane Harvey this year, confirming what scientists suspected, according to...
Economist: Hurricane Harvey’s Impact Will Guide Future Development in Houston December 11, 2017 By Juan A. Lozano A Houston business group said on Dec. 8 that Hurricane Harvey’s biggest long-term impact on the nation’s fourth-largest city likely...
How Much Harm Did Harvey Do to Texas Homes? November 27, 2017 By Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune Note: This story originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. As the state undertakes what could be the biggest housing recovery...
Experts See Expanding Role for Parametric Insurance, Including for U.S. Disasters November 22, 2017 By Denise Johnson Catastrophic losses this year due to extreme weather events have led to a growing interest in parametric insurance in the...
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Has 100s of Substandard Dams in Populated Areas November 14, 2017 By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz, Austin American-Statesman The earthen dam on the outskirts of Georgetown in Texas’ Williamson County certainly does not look flimsy. The Austin American-Statesman...
More Work Still Needed to Rebuild West Virginia Town October 10, 2017 By Eddie Trizzino It has been two months since heavy rain swelled the waters of Fish Creek and drenched the town of Hundred,...
Texas A&M Professor Thinks Web Tool Can Help Coastal Texans Assess Flood Risk September 29, 2017 By Katie Riordan When Sam Brody and his wife were shopping for a new home in Houston six months ago, they had very...