Maine Considers Public Flood Insurance Option for Municipalities, Property Owners September 18, 2024 By EMMETT GARTNER/The Maine Monitor State leaders tasked with reviewing Maine’s preparations and responses to climate change-fueled natural disasters are at a crossroads. While Maine...
Coastal Carolina Gets 1,000-Year Rainfall Event From Storm System September 17, 2024 Parts of North Carolina saw something Monday that has not been seen in hundreds, perhaps 1,000 years – 18 inches...
Mississippi Commissioner Warns of Francine’s Impact on State September 11, 2024 Mississippi’s insurance commissioner is reminding policyholders that once Hurricane Francine moves across Louisiana, it will likely bring strong winds and...
Hurricane Debby Florida Losses Top $121M; 60% of Claims Closed September 11, 2024 A month after Hurricane Debby made landfall in northern Florida, the number of property insurance claims has reached almost 20,000,...
Conflicting Federal Policies May Cost Residents Near Dams More on Flood Insurance August 26, 2024 By David A. Lieb Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left...
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Debby Should be Manageable for Insurers, Early Data Show August 9, 2024 By Staff and Wire Reports Reports from Gallagher Re and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation suggest that Tropical Storm Debby will not be a...
Removing US Subsidies Curbed Building in Climate Risk Zones, Study Finds August 6, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman The US Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 to preserve relatively undeveloped waterfront areas as natural buffer...
Hurricane Slams Florida After Gaining Fury in Warm Waters August 5, 2024 Hurricane Debby slammed into Florida southeast of Tallahassee as a Category 1 storm after intensifying over warm waters, the latest...
Storms Bring Flash Floods to Dollywood Amusement Park in Tennessee July 31, 2024 PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Strong thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in east Tennessee. Park workers and...
Houston City Council Approves Plan to Increase Federal Flood Insurance Discounts July 25, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Houston residents could see a greater discount on their federal flood insurance premiums as soon as next spring after the...