Federal Bill Offers Break for Properties in Certain Flood Zones July 15, 2011 By Jim Suhr Overseers of levees in southwestern Illinois welcomed the advance of a federal measure that could give thousands of property owners...
Fidelity National Sells Flood Insurance Business July 13, 2011 Title insurer Fidelity National Financial Inc. has sold its flood insurance operations to WRM America Holdings LLC. Under the terms...
Midwest Agents Say FEMA Creating Flood Insurance Confusion July 12, 2011 By Bill Draper Insurance agents in states along the swollen Missouri River basin say federal officials are causing widespread confusion among property owners...
Missouri Regulators Urge Insurers to Extend Flood Coverage July 11, 2011 Missouri regulators are asking insurance companies to go beyond normal procedures to cover furniture, electronics and other belongings that must...
Levee in Flood-Prone Ohio City Decertified July 6, 2011 The only earthen levee along the troublesome Blanchard River in the northwest Ohio city of Findlay is no longer recognized...
Flooded Missouri River Threatens Tributaries, Downstream Towns July 6, 2011 In a season of flooding by some of the nation’s biggest rivers, it’s streams most Americans have never heard of...
South Dakota Senator Seeks Clarification on Flood Insurance June 30, 2011 South Dakota Sen. John Thune has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to clarify how the National Flood Insurance Program...
Many Changes Expected in New Louisiana Flood Map June 21, 2011 A new flood map for Louisiana’s Lafayette Parish is expected to offer a mixed bag, shrinking flood zones in some...
Vermont Officials Seek Flood Damage Reports June 10, 2011 United Way officials in Vermont say they want to collect information to help make the case to the federal government...
Improvements Lead to Flood Insurance Rate Break in Louisiana Parish June 7, 2011 Residents of unincorporated St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana are getting $1.9 million in premium decreases for federal flood insurance. Officials...