Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Coastal Communities Hit by Harvey to Get $1B for Hazard Mitigation
Feb 14 2018 // Texas communities slammed by Hurricane Harvey can now apply for a share of a half-billion dollars in federal money that will cover everything from buying out flood-prone homes to building new seawalls and restoring sand...
Heavy Rains Cause Flooding, Mud Slides in Appalachia
Feb 14 2018 // Heavy rains flooded areas and caused mudslides in parts of Appalachia, forcing dozens of people out of their homes and into shelters as the high water closed roads and schools. Kentucky Emergency Management spokeswoman...
Nearly 670K Property Insurance Claims in Texas from Hurricane Harvey: TDI
Feb 13 2018 // Hurricane Harvey resulted in nearly 670,000 in combined personal and commercial property insurance claims to private insurers, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and the Texas Fair Access to Insurance...
State of Emergency Declared from Flooding in Kentucky County
Feb 13 2018 // Flooding brought on by heavy rains in parts of Kentucky have prompted a state of emergency in at least one southeastern county. Media outlets report an emergency declaration was issued for widespread flooding in Harlan...
Federal Flood Insurance Gets Another Short Extension
Feb 12 2018 // Once again, the government’s flood insurance program has been given a short lease on life. On February 9, 2018, President Donald Trump signed legislation passed by both houses of Congress that extends the National...
January Windstorms to Cost Europe’s Insurers More Than $2B: Aon
Feb 9 2018 // European windstorms Friederike, Eleanor and Carmen wreaked widespread damage in January, causing insured losses of more than $2 billion, according to a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s...
Did HUD Just Restore Obama Federal Flood Rule Nixed by Trump?
Feb 8 2018 // The Trump administration’s stance on climate change became a little less clear this week. Six months ago, President Donald Trump revoked an Obama-era rule requiring federally funded projects to account for the...
Repairs After Massachusetts Library Flooding Estimated to Cost $300K
Feb 8 2018 // Officials estimate it will cost about $300,000 to repair a Massachusetts library after a burst pipe dumped thousands of gallons of water into the building. The Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell, Mass., remains closed...
New York’s 21 Club Closes to Fix Flood Damage
Feb 8 2018 // The tony 21 Club in midtown Manhattan has been closed for renovations following a flood. The restaurant was damaged in early January after broken pipes set off fire sprinklers which sent gallons of water gushing throughout...
Study: Urbanization Contributed to Deadly 2015 Wimberley, Texas Flood
Feb 8 2018 // The 40-foot wall of water that gushed down Texas’ Blanco River in May 2015, wiping out parts of Wimberley and killing more than a dozen people, was largely a natural phenomenon. But a new study shows that development...
CoreLogic Identifies Flood and Wildfire as the Two Most Destructive Natural Hazards in 2017
Feb 7 2018 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis Details 2017 Natural Hazard Events CoreLogic® analyzes and evaluates the number and severity of natural hazard events...
How Disasters Expose Challenges and Opportunities for Insurance
Feb 7 2018 // Although clear challenges can come with the increasing cost and frequency of global natural disasters, there could also be untapped opportunity for insurers to tackle coverage gaps, according to panelists at the Insurance...
Texas A&M Study: Better Science, Urban Planning Needed in Coastal Cities
Feb 6 2018 // The field of urban planning is gaining interest as cities around the world, including Houston, are facing increased exposure to weather-related risks and hazards ranging from sea level rise and flooding to temperature...
Mississippi to Offer Free Vehicle Inspections of Hurricane-Damaged Vehicles
Feb 5 2018 // The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) and the Mississippi Collision Repair Association have partnered to protect residents from buying cars damaged by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Officials say thousands of...
CoreLogic: Harvey an Exception to a Relatively ‘Normal’ Hazard Activity Year
Feb 5 2018 // While natural weather hazard activity could be largely categorized as “normal” last year, regional exceptions occurred, notably: wildfires in California and hurricane activity in Texas and the...
Altman Advises Southwestern Pennsylvania Property Owners on Filing Flood Claims
Feb 5 2018 // Acting Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has advised property owners in southwestern Pennsylvania experiencing flooding from heavy rains on important actions to take when preparing and filing flood...
Mississippi to Offer Free Vehicle Inspections of Hurricane-Damaged Vehicles
Jan 30 2018 // The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) and the Mississippi Collision Repair Association are partnering on an initiative designed to protect residents from buying cars damaged by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Following...
Foreclosure Fears Rise in Texas with Jump in Late Mortgages After Harvey
Jan 29 2018 // As Jacob Lerma surveyed the skeletal beams of his suburban Houston home that was flooded during Hurricane Harvey, he kept muttering three words as he wondered if his family would ever be able to move back in: “I...
Startup Neptune Offering Digital Private Flood Product to Agents, Carriers in Nationwide Expansion
Jan 25 2018 // A digital startup private flood insurance provider, Neptune Flood, has secured $2 million in seed round funding and has plans to “aggressively expand” nationwide by offering its platform to carriers, agencies...
2017’s Natural Hazards and the Destruction They Brought: CoreLogic
Jan 25 2018 // CoreLogic’s annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis shows that 2017 was a year of relatively average activity for most U.S. natural hazards with the exception of wildfires in California and flooding from...
