Mississippi Businesses, Cities Sue to Protect Dolphins From Louisiana Spillway January 26, 2024 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Opening a spillway as a flood-control measure in 2019 sent polluted fresh water from the Mississippi...
Florida Bills Would Provide Millions in Flood Mitigation, Elevation Grants January 8, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Florida’s wind-mitigation grant program for homeowners has proven to be so popular that the governor has proposed another $107 million...
Army Corps Approves Massive Beach Renourishment for Jacksonville Area January 3, 2024 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given approval to a $32 million plan to renourish much of the critically...
New Jersey Provides Tools to Implement New Flood Risks Disclosure Law January 2, 2024 New Jersey officials have introduced measures to implement flood risk disclosure legislation signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy last...
State’s High Court Asked to Define ‘Surface Waters’ Under Flood Coverage December 22, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Do “surface waters” covered by property flood insurance include rainwater that accumulated on an enclosed roof one or more stories...
Parts of South Carolina and Florida Recovering after Flooding, Winds December 19, 2023 GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — An intense late-year storm barreled up the East Coast on Sunday with heavy rains and strong...
In Florida, One Coast Is Soaked. The Other Is Parched. December 11, 2023 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall...
Pennsylvania Forms Flood Insurance Affordability Task Force December 7, 2023 Pennsylvania has established a task force to recommend policies to make flood insurance more affordable. The Flood Insurance Premium Assistance...
Chubb Survey of Middle-Market Brokers Finds Lack of Awareness of Flood Risk November 29, 2023 Though the risk of flooding is undeniable, a survey by Chubb of brokers with middle-market commercial clients revealed just 16%...
Heavy Rains, High Winds Bring Flooding, Damage to South Florida November 17, 2023 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Why has it been raining so much in south Florida? Experts say the latest windy,...