Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Reno, Nevada, to Settle Lemmon Valley Flood Lawsuit for $4.5M
Apr 30 2021 // Reno, Nevada, city officials said they have reached a tentative agreement to pay $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by residents whose homes in the community of Lemmon Valley were flooded north of town in 2017 after...
Concerns Raised over Possible Flooding in Western Alaska
Apr 23 2021 // A heavy winter snowpack along the Kuskokwim River could make flooding likely this year in western Alaska, a federal weather official said. “I’m especially concerned about the lower villages” along the...
Louisiana Bills Promote Private Flood Insurance, Target Staged Accidents
Apr 20 2021 // Louisiana insurance regulators have proposed separate pieces of legislation that would promote the writing of private flood insurance in the state and increase penalties associated with staged auto accidents. A third bill...
Wright National, Zurich Expand Flood Coverage into California
Apr 19 2021 // Wright National Flood Insurance Services LLC and Zurich Insurance are now offering Zurich’s Residential Private Flood Insurance in California. The stand-alone product has previously been launched in Florida, New...
New Federal Flood Insurance Rating Plan to Start Oct. 1
Apr 19 2021 // Hundreds of thousands of Americans will pay significantly more to insure their homes in coastal areas and flood zones under new rules released this month by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the first major...
South Texas Officials Worried About Flooding Due to Border Levee Breaches
Apr 16 2021 // South Texas officials say they are worried about flooding during the hurricane season starting June 1 from breaches in a levee system that remain after border wall construction was halted. Hidalgo County Judge Richard...
New York City Begins $1.5B Project to Protect Manhattan from Floods
Apr 16 2021 // New York City has embarked on a $1.45 billion resiliency project in lower Manhattan along the East River, an area devastated by flooding in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The city’s East Side...
Church Official Warns of Financial Flood from Clergy Sex Abuse Claims
Apr 12 2021 // A top official with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe says a financial flood from clergy sex abuse claims is coming and a settlement would serve as the dam to prevent devastation to parishes across northern New Mexico. A letter...
Is It Covered?: A Flood of Uncovered Claims
Apr 6 2021 // On a recent insurance social media page, an agent was looking for a market for a $2 million home that had experienced a $540,000 plumbing leak claim and the carrier had nonrenewed. A few weeks earlier, another agent had...
New Federal Flood Insurance Rating Plan to Start Oct. 1
Apr 5 2021 // Hundreds of thousands of Americans will pay significantly more to insure their homes in coastal areas and flood zones under new rules released on Thursday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the first major...
Australia’s Floods to Hit Insurers’ Earnings, Put Upward Pressure on Reinsurance Rates
Mar 31 2021 // Insured losses from Australia’s March floods are expected to hit general (or property/casualty) insurers’ underwriting margins and earnings in 2021, while putting more upward pressure on reinsurance rates,...
More Rain Comes to Tennessee After Historic Flooding
Mar 31 2021 // Flash flooding in Tennessee has claimed a fifth victim after authorities said a man drove his car around barricades and apparently drowned. The latest death occurred Sunday night in Ashland City, just west of Nashville,...
Homes, Cars Flooded After Record Rains in Tennessee; Dozens Rescued
Mar 29 2021 // Heavy rains across Tennessee flooded homes and roads, prompting officials to rescue dozens of people from houses, apartments and vehicles. Authorities said four bodies were found Sunday in the flood’s aftermath. A...
3 Homeowners Get $1.1M for 2017 Nevada Flood Damage
Mar 25 2021 // A Washoe County judge in Nevada has ordered Reno to pay $1.1 million to owners of three homes that flooded north of the city four years ago as dozens of others continue to press related battles in federal court over...
82 Homes Impacted by Hawaii Rain and Flooding
Mar 23 2021 // Three homes were destroyed in heavy rains and flooding last week, the Honolulu Department of Emergency reported. The department collected data that showed a total of 82 homes in the state were impacted by the severe...
Australia Battered by Worst Flooding in 60 Years
Mar 22 2021 // PITT TOWN, Australia — Australia was set on Monday to evacuate thousands more people from suburbs in Sydney’s west, battered by the worst flooding in 60 years, with torrential rains expected to continue for...
Study: Floridians in Flood Zones Underpaying for Flood Insurance by Average of 379%
Mar 15 2021 // If you live in Florida, you should probably be paying more for flood insurance. And you likely will be soon. That first finding is the conclusion of a new analysis by First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research group...
$1.4B Shortfall Threatens Houston Area Flood Control Projects
Mar 15 2021 // Flood control projects approved by Houston area voters in 2018 in response to Hurricane Harvey are facing a $1.4 billion shortfall that could delay their completion, officials have announced. The projects in need of the...
Homeowners’ Suit of Reno Over Flooding Now in U.S. Court
Mar 11 2021 // Dozens of residents who are suing the city of Reno over the flooding of their homes in 2017 are moving to federal court in a complex case that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. The move comes as the city’s...
Flooding Prompts Hawaii Emergency Declaration, Evacuations Ordered
Mar 10 2021 // Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the U.S. state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, and authorities ordered the evacuation of several thousand people from communities...
