Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Virginia City Deploys Flood Safety App to Help Drivers Navigate Increased Flooding
Feb 10 2022 // The sun was shining when Kim Williams hopped in her Honda Odyssey to visit a friend at a nursing home. But an unexpected downpour on the drive back left her trapped in a maze of flooded streets. Williams made turn after...
One in Four UK Properties at Risk of Flood, New JBA Model Reveals
Feb 8 2022 // One in four UK properties are at risk of flood, according to new analysis from JBA Risk Management. The flood specialist’s new UK Flood Model, launched last week, also highlights an estimated annual cost of £527...
5th Circuit: Windstorm Coverage Doesn’t Include Flood Damage
Feb 7 2022 // An insurance policy that lists named windstorms among the covered perils doesn’t cover flood damages caused by Hurricane Harvey even though flooding wasn’t specifically excluded, a panel of the 5th Circuit...
Louisiana Accepting Buyout Applications in Flood-Prone City
Jan 31 2022 // The state of Louisiana is now accepting buyout applications from some property owners in a Livingston Parish neighborhood that continually floods. The buyout program affects property owners in Priority Zone 1 of the Spring...
Crop Insurance Payouts Rise as Climate Change Worsens Droughts, Floods
Jan 27 2022 // Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past 25 years, according to an analysis of federal data by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released...
Missouri Governor Aims to Create New Flood Response Agency
Jan 25 2022 // Missouri Gov. Mike Parson wants to spend $10.4 million to create a new office that would help the state better prepare for floods and drought. Missouri Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Connie Patterson told the...
Corps to Receive $2 Billion for Louisiana Flood Protection
Jan 21 2022 // The Army Corps of Engineers will be getting $2.6 billion for Louisiana under the infrastructure and supplemental disaster acts, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Jan. 19. The disaster bill to help recovery from Hurricane Ida...
People Moves: Wright Flood Names LaTour VP; Two Elevated at Skyward
Jan 21 2022 // Wright Flood, which offers a number of flood insurance products, announced that Angie LaTour has been hired as vice president of sales and marketing. LaTour has 27 years’ experience in property and casualty...
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to Hold Meeting on Safety of Flood-Damaged Dam
Jan 19 2022 // Ten months ago, historic flooding in eastern Kentucky displaced dozens of people and damaged homes and businesses all along the Kentucky River. The flooding also caused an embankment on Panbowl Lake, near Jackson,...
HCI Postpones Home and Flood Insurer TypTap’s IPO Until ‘Conditions Are Appropriate’
Jan 13 2022 // Holding company HCI Group announced it is postponing the previously announced initial public offering of its subsidiary, TypTap Insurance Group, Inc. Paresh Patel, HCI chairman and CEO, said current market pricing...
More Coastal Areas Join Forces Over New Flood Risk Rating System
Jan 11 2022 // Despite studies showing a new federal flood-risk rating is more equitable and accurate, opposition to higher flood insurance rates continues to build in some parts of the country. In coastal Harrison County, Mississippi,...
European Floods in Mid-July Cost Insurers $12B, Topping Non-U.S. Events in 2021
Jan 4 2022 // The most significant non-U.S. loss event in 2021 was the mid-July flooding in Western Europe, according to CRESTA, the Zurich-based insurance industry organization that provides a global standard for risk aggregation zones...
Wright National to Acquire Federal Flood Policies of Westfield Insurance
Dec 30 2021 // Wright National Flood Insurance Co. said it will acquire the current flood insurance book of business from Westfield Insurance Co. and will service, administer and issue flood coverage under the National Flood Insurance...
Businesses Can Expect to Spend $13.5 Billion on Repairs Due to Flooding in 2022
Dec 28 2021 // A new report estimates that U.S. businesses could spend about $13.5 billion in 2022 to repair or replace flood-damaged commercial buildings. The same report finds that businesses could lose more than 3.1 million days of...
A Month After Washington Floods, Slow Return to Normal
Dec 21 2021 // Over a month has passed since flooding inundated northwest Washington’s Whatcom County that caused some $50 million in damage. As Roger De Bruin returned to his flood-damaged home in Sumas recently, the word...
Record Rainfall, Floods Across Globe Generate Billions in Economic Damages: Aon
Dec 20 2021 // November was a wet month in many countries across the globe, with heavy rains and flooding causing billions of dollars of economic losses, according to Aon’s monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which each month...
Louisiana Braces for Higher Flood Insurance Costs
Dec 20 2021 // In the past year, the southwestern Louisiana city of Lake Charles weathered two hurricanes, intense rainfall that sent water gushing down streets and a deep freeze that burst pipes. Yet Tommy Eastman may eventually drop...
Spanish City of Zaragoza Braces for Flooding From Ebro River
Dec 16 2021 // MADRID (AP) – Authorities in the Spanish city of Zaragoza braced Tuesday for a critical surge in the level of the Ebro River, after flooding further upstream in recent days was blamed for two deaths. The river’s...
From Wildfires to Floods, Climate Change Worsens Extreme Weather Across Globe
Dec 13 2021 // Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought, and in some cases with locust plagues. Wildfires set new records for carbon...
Flood Insurance Costs Rise in Louisiana as Risk Rating 2.0 Sets in
Dec 9 2021 // In the past year, the southwestern Louisiana city of Lake Charles weathered two hurricanes, intense rainfall that sent water gushing down streets and a deep freeze that burst pipes. Yet Tommy Eastman may eventually drop...
