Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Officials: New Minot Flood Plain Map Could Hike Insurance Premiums
Jun 30 2017 // Minot, N.D., leaders say the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s proposed new flood plain map could raise insurance premiums for thousands of property owners. The preliminary map shows about 4,000 properties along...
Ratings of San Antonio’s Wright National Flood Insurance Affirmed
Jun 30 2017 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” of Wright National Flood Insurance Co. (WNFIC) in San Antonio, Texas. The outlook of these...
New Flood Insurance Product For Florida Homeowners Available from American Integrity
Jun 29 2017 // American Integrity Insurance Group (AI), a Florida-based insurance provider, has unveiled a private flood insurance option for homeowners. AI is one of nine Florida-based insurers to offer its own flood program that...
Corps to Begin Repairing Holes in Arkansas Levees
Jun 28 2017 // U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials are expected to begin repairing nine sections of a levee along the Black River in northeast Arkansas that was damaged by floods last month. Emergency workers are making plans to cover...
Flood Insurance in the Standard Market Part 1
Jun 28 2017 // We’re all insurance people here, right? OK, so let’s play a word association game. I’ll give you a word and you think about the first word that comes to mind. Ready? Flood. It’ll be interesting to...
Tropical Storm Cindy Drenches Southeast
Jun 26 2017 // A police officer stands guard after a possible tornado touched down destroying several businesses, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Fairfield, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Cindy covered timberland...
Powered by Homegrown Insurtech, HCI to Expand Flood Insurance Sales to 9 States
Jun 26 2017 // As Congress tries to figure out how to change the federal flood insurance program to encourage more private insurer involvement, one insurer isn’t waiting to wade deeper into the private flood insurance business....
House Committee Adds 5 More Bills to Its Flood Insurance Reform Package
Jun 22 2017 // The House Financial Services Committee advanced five flood insurance proposals on Wednesday, adding to the two bills it passed last week. The House measures seek to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance...
Tropical Storm Cindy Bears Down on Gulf Coast
Jun 22 2017 // Tropical Storm Cindy churned slowly on Wednesday across the Gulf of Mexico toward an expected landing on the Texas-Louisiana border, after claiming the life of a vacationing child and threatening to bring flash floods from...
NYC Planners With Sandy Nightmares Say Barrier May Come Too Late
Jun 21 2017 // The warming Atlantic Ocean has raised the risk of another Hurricane Sandy. And still, trillions of dollars of real estate and infrastructure near the shores of New York City and northern New Jersey remain vulnerable to...
Senate Confirms New FEMA Chief Long
Jun 21 2017 // Brock Long was cleared by the Senate to become President Donald Trump’s emergency-management director Tuesday after gaining the support of one unlikely constituency: environmentalists. While climate advocates panned...
Arizona City Receives $1M for Flood Control Project
Jun 19 2017 // Flagstaff, Ariz., officials say $1 million provided by the federal government will be used for design work and related preparations for the Rio de Flag flood control project. Officials say the funding from the Army Corps...
House Committee Advances 2 Flood Insurance Bills; More to Come
Jun 16 2017 // The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday passed two bills to reform the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). One is a broad reform proposal that seeks to encourage more private insurance and move the program...
House Panel Gets Down to Business on Flood Insurance Proposals
Jun 15 2017 // House lawmakers are weighing seven proposals to renew and reform the federal flood insurance program, an area where there is a good amount of bipartisan agreement that something should be done and even on what to do. The...
New York Flood Areas Getting Portable Dams, $1M in State Aid
Jun 15 2017 // Water-filled portable dams are being deployed and $1 million in state funding will go toward emergency repairs to wastewater treatment systems in two flood-damaged Lake Ontario communities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said...
Lloyd’s Urges Insurer Investment in Natural Habitats for Flood Protection
Jun 13 2017 // Natural coastal habitats such as mangroves, coral reefs and salt marshes protect communities more effectively against coastal storms than seawalls, and insurers should consider this when pricing flood risk, Lloyd’s...
Miami Neighborhood Considers Relocating Homes Amid Sea Rise Concerns
Jun 13 2017 // A mainland Miami neighborhood prone to regular flooding from high tides and storms could be relocated amid preparations for rising seas under one scenario being studied by local officials. Government officials in South...
U.S. Storms in May to Cost Insurers $3B; Economic Costs Total $4B: Aon Report
Jun 9 2017 // Total aggregated economic losses from severe weather in the U.S. during May was set to exceed US$4.0 billion, while public and private insurers face a combined payout approaching an estimated US$3.0 billion, according to...
Storms Set Rainfall Records, Cause Flooding in South Florida
Jun 9 2017 // Several Florida cities set rainfall records as heavy rain continued to fall in Florida, bringing the potential for flooding and even forcing officials to close a large outlet mall north of Miami on Wednesday. News outlets...
Flood Program Reauthorization: Why Congress Must Act
Jun 8 2017 // As the clock ticks down toward expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the task ahead is clear. Congress must pass an on-time, multi-year reauthorization bill that simplifies the overly complicated NFIP,...
