ICEYE Analysis Shows Wider Florida Flooding From Milton: 185,000 Buildings Hit October 31, 2024 Flooding from Hurricane Milton appears to have been more extensive than initially determined, affecting almost 185,000 buildings all across Florida,...
Viewpoint: Role of Private Flood Insurance Has Room to Grow With NFIP Instability October 30, 2024 By Christopher Graham Back-to-back hurricane landfalls in the span of less than two weeks have placed flood insurance in a new light for...
North Carolina Calculates Helene Damage at $58B, Far More than Florence October 25, 2024 By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused at...
Louisiana Senator: NFIP Reform Needed to Bring Down Flood Insurance Costs October 24, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy released a report Thursday critical of the National Flood Insurance Program’s adoption of Risk Rating 2.0....
Hurricanes Milton and Helene Expose Limits of US Flood Maps October 9, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman and Leonardo Nicoletti Even before the second megastorm in as many weeks brings devastating floodwaters to the Southeast US, it’s already clear that...
Report Says Growth of Private Flood Insurance Has Stagnated. Neptune Disagrees October 8, 2024 By William Rabb The head of one of the largest private flood insurance writers this week questioned an AM Best report that said...
Nation’s Flood Insurance Program Is Making More Repeat Payouts October 7, 2024 By Matthew Griffin When Hurricane Helene barreled ashore last week, it caused devastating flooding across the southeastern U.S., including in the Shore Acres...
FEMA Doesn’t Have Enough Funding to Last Through Hurricane Season, Mayorkas Warns October 4, 2024 By Kevin Freking and Colleen Long The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the...
Helene Dumps Rain on Millions of US Homes That Lack Flood Insurance September 30, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman and Brian K. Sullivan On Thursday night Helene crashed into Florida’s coast as a Category 4 hurricane. The giant storm with 140-mile-per-hour winds made...
Should Citizens Do More to Assist With Coming Flood Claims in Florida? Can it? September 25, 2024 By William Rabb Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s largest insurer, has suspended policy binding ahead of predicted Hurricane Helene, and a board member...