Upstate New York Villages Struggle to Rebound After Irene November 30, 2011 Storefronts in Schoharie, N.Y., a quaint village flooded out by Tropical Storm Irene, remain mostly empty and temporary trailers are...
James River Still Above Flood Stage in Parts of South Dakota November 30, 2011 South Dakota officials say some stretches of the James River remain well above flood stage heading into the winter freeze,...
Feds Say Farmers in Upstate New York Can Get Flood Loans November 29, 2011 Federal authorities say farmers in eight upstate New York counties are primary natural disaster areas eligible for assistance recovering from...
Some New Jersey Towns Taking Steps to Reduce Flooding November 28, 2011 Several northern New Jersey towns hit hard by recent flooding are taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again....
Best Briefing Concludes Majority of Thai Flood Losses from BI Claims November 28, 2011 A.M. Best Co. reports that the vast majority of insurance losses stemming from the massive flooding in Thailand will come...
Insurers Bracing for Thai Flood Claims over $10 Billion November 21, 2011 By Myles Neligan Insurers are bracing themselves for claims in excess of $10 billion after floods in Thailand disabled major foreign-owned manufacturing operations...
Allianz Asia CEO Says Thai Floods Could be Costliest Disaster in a Decade November 18, 2011 By David Fogarty and Kevin Lim Insured losses from Thai floods could be in the double-digit billions of dollars and the disaster will lead to a...
Italy, Southeast France Hit by Heavy Rains, Floods: AIR Analysis November 15, 2011 Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the heavy rains, which caused widespread flooding in France and...
Spate of Disasters Exposes Supply Chain Weakness November 14, 2011 When flood waters rose in Thailand, Wal-Mart stores in Japan ran out of mouthwash. “We were out of mouthwash in...
AIR Updates Analysis of Thai ‘Historic’ Flooding; BI Will Impact Insurers November 10, 2011 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, “historic flooding in Thailand continues to damage residential properties and has interrupted operations...