Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hurricane Katrina and the Evolution of Risk Management
Aug 17 2015 // Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in insured losses and $108 billion in total economic losses in the United States. Many of the lawsuits filed as a result of the...
Utah City’s Basements Flood After Large Reservoir Leak
Aug 12 2015 // Residents of Ogden, Utah have been facing flooded basements since June, but the area-irrigation water supplier may have found the problem: a leak in a nearby reservoir. The Standard-Examiner reported that the general...
FEMA Makes 1st New Payments to Sandy Flood Claimants After Review
Aug 11 2015 // The federal government has started making new payments to victims of Superstorm Sandy after a review found that some policyholders were not paid what they were due from the National Flood Insurance Program. The Federal...
Pennsylvania’s Mill Creek Flood of 1915 Re-Examined
Aug 11 2015 // Erie, Pennsylvania, has had some tragic days, but Aug. 3, 1915, ranks at the top. At 8:45 p.m. that Tuesday, a wall of water tore through the city at 25 mph, lifting houses from their foundations, ripping pavement from...
Price Tag from Spring Severe Weather Adding Up in Oklahoma
Aug 11 2015 // The rain has stopped falling and the triple-digit heat of an Oklahoma summer has finally arrived, but state emergency managers are still adding up the price tag for repairing roads, bridges and other public infrastructure...
Typhoon Soudelor Hits Taiwan and China with Rains, Floods & Wind: AIR Report
Aug 11 2015 // A report from catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, states: “Typhoon Soudelor has weakened over eastern China after making landfalls in Saipan, Taiwan, and China. The storm made landfall in Taiwan at 21:00 UTC on...
Missouri Gets Federal Disaster Declaration for Severe Storms, Floods
Aug 10 2015 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says President Barack Obama has approved a request for a major disaster declaration after repeated flash flooding and severe storms from May 15 to July 27. Nixon announced the disaster declaration...
SBA Disaster Assistance Available in Louisiana Due to Flooding
Aug 10 2015 // Low-interest federal disaster loans are still available to Louisiana businesses and residents affected by the Red River flooding that occurred May 18 through June 20. U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Maria...
UPDATE: Typhoon Soudelor Nears Taiwan; China Next: AccuWeather Report
Aug 7 2015 // AccuWeather has reported that “powerful Typhoon Soudelor will bring both flooding rainfall and damaging winds to Taiwan as the storm remains on a collision course with the island.” The report noted that...
Mississippi County Wants Unified Flood Control Approach With Neighbors
Aug 6 2015 // DeSoto County supervisors want the Corps of Engineers to coordinate a unified flood-prevention effort. Letters from the board seek to get the Vicksburg and Memphis districts in the same boat with DeSoto and its North...
Munich Re Launches Inland Flood Insurance Product for U.S. Homeowners
Aug 6 2015 // Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. has launched a new personal lines inland flood insurance product designed to provide more options for homeowners in low-to-moderate-hazard flood zones. According to the National Flood...
10 Business Insurance Lessons and 1 Owner’s Advice from Katrina
Aug 5 2015 // Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in insured losses and $108 billion in total economic losses. Many of the lawsuits filed as a result of the fifth hurricane of...
Summer Flooding Causing Damage, Evacuations in Tampa Bay Area
Aug 5 2015 // A summer deluge has flooded streets in the Tampa Bay area, forcing some road closings and evacuations, delaying airline flights and overtaxing parts of local wastewater treatment systems. Major intersections were closed...
Summer Recreation Business a Washout Due to Illinois River Floods
Jul 29 2015 // Flooding along the Illinois River that has prompted National Weather Service warnings and closed the waterway to boaters for weeks this summer has dampened recreational activities. Marina owners, boat shop workers and...
Extension Granted for Flood Proof of Loss Forms in Louisiana
Jul 29 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended its filing deadline for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders in Louisiana impacted by recent flooding, the insurance department announced. The...
Geneva Association Study Analyzes Asian Flood Risks, Insurability
Jul 29 2015 // The Geneva Association has released a 47 page report that details the particulars of insuring the risks from floods in Asia’s “high growth” markets. “In Asia, the insurance protection gap is yawning...
Wright National Flood Insurance Co. Ratings Affirmed
Jul 28 2015 // A.M. Besthas affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Wright National Flood Insurance Co. (WNFIC) in San Antonio, Texas. The outlook for both ratings is...
Texas Flood Responders Being Trained in Drone Technology
Jul 27 2015 // Drone technology training is part of a Texas A&M University seminar for emergency responders dealing with deadly flooding like the disastrous May storms. The 2015 Summer Institute on Flooding takes place at...
Louisiana Public Agencies Accept Nearly $250M in BP Settlements
Jul 21 2015 // Public agencies in the New Orleans area have accepted about a quarter-billion dollars from BP for economic losses resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports the Southeast...
New York’s Utica First to Withdraw From WYO Flood Insurance Program
Jul 21 2015 // Utica First Insurance Company in Oriskany, New York, notified its independent agency partners last week that the company will withdraw from the Write Your Own (WYO) Program, a cooperative undertaking of the insurance...
