FEMA Chief Disappoints Senators, Says He Can’t Delay Flood Insurance Rates September 23, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Pressure continues to build in Congress to delay implementation of flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for thousands of...
Heartbreak For Some In Colorado With No Flood Policy September 20, 2013 By Dan Elliott and Matt Volz Jessica Klauzer-Zimmerman and her children have been sleeping on friends’ couches since floodwaters sloshed into her Boulder townhouse – which...
Louisiana Community ‘a Ghost Town’ a Year After Isaac August 28, 2013 By Stacey Plaisance Isaac barely had hurricane-strength winds when it blew ashore southwest of New Orleans a year ago, but its effects are...
Terrebonne Parish President Urges Out-of-State Calls on Flood Insurance August 23, 2013 A south Louisiana parish president is calling on residents to contact out-of-state relatives and friends to enlist help in the...
Stilt Houses in Greenwich, Conn., Foreshadow Impact of New Flood Maps August 19, 2013 In the coastal areas of Greenwich, Connecticut, the latest housing craze requires hydraulic jacks, pylons and stilts. One home towers...
Flooded Colorado Businesses Struggle Without Insurance August 15, 2013 More than 20 businesses hit by flooding in Manitou Springs, Colo. are struggling because of a lack of insurance. City...
Georgia Commissioner Offers Advice in Wake of Recent Flash Flooding August 7, 2013 With confirmed flash flooding in northern Georgia from torrential rain, Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is reminding homeowners that policies for...
Flood Insurance an Issue in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate Race July 24, 2013 By Melinda Deslatte U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and her Senate race challenger, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, are jockeying for credit and prominence on...
Coastal Lawmakers Seek Delays in Flood Insurance Changes, Rate Hikes July 8, 2013 By Andrew Taylor Just a year after Congress imposed significant changes in the government’s oft-criticized flood insurance program, howls of protest from homeowners...
Flooding Damages Homes in Southwestern Wisconsin June 28, 2013 Several days of heavy rains caused flooding that damaged hundreds of homes in southwestern Wisconsin, and officials in some communities...