Flood Adaptation Preferable to Post-Disaster Rebuilding – And Helps With Insurability November 19, 2024 By L.S. Howard Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes reached an estimated US$280 billion in 2023, with US$51.6 billion of that total due...
NFIP to Begin Taking Monthly Flood Insurance Payments November 4, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The National Flood Insurance Program will soon start to accept monthly payments for flood insurance premiums, ending 55 years of...
Helene-Caused IV Fluid Shortage to Affect Surgeries for Weeks October 30, 2024 By Tom Murphy Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids...
Viewpoint: Role of Private Flood Insurance Has Room to Grow With NFIP Instability October 30, 2024 By Christopher Graham Back-to-back hurricane landfalls in the span of less than two weeks have placed flood insurance in a new light for...
North Carolina Calculates Helene Damage at $58B, Far More than Florence October 25, 2024 By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused at...
Louisiana Senator: NFIP Reform Needed to Bring Down Flood Insurance Costs October 24, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy released a report Thursday critical of the National Flood Insurance Program’s adoption of Risk Rating 2.0....
Coastal Cities Have a Hidden Vulnerability to Storm Surge – Caused by Humans October 18, 2024 By Philip Orton Centuries ago, estuaries around the world were teeming with birds and turbulent with schools of fish, their marshlands and endless...
As Milton Nears, Flood-Proof Fences Will Face a Major Test in Tampa October 8, 2024 By Monique Mulima For the second time in two weeks, Tampa General Hospital is getting ready to keep water at bay. Hurricane Milton...
Report Says Growth of Private Flood Insurance Has Stagnated. Neptune Disagrees October 8, 2024 By William Rabb The head of one of the largest private flood insurance writers this week questioned an AM Best report that said...
NC Town That Produces Quartz for Tech Products is Devastated by Helene October 4, 2024 SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels...