Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Flood Risk in Iowa, Nebraska Appears Low with Gradual Snow Melt
Feb 25 2021 // The risk of flooding generally remains low across most of Nebraska and Iowa because the snow across both states is expected to melt gradually in the coming days. But the amount of ice on some rivers, particularly the...
Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Far From Keeping Up With Expected Losses
Feb 22 2021 // If the nearly 4.3 million residential homes (1-4 units) across the country with substantial flood risk were to be insured through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the NFIP rates would need to increase 4.5 times...
Florida’s Citizens Insurance Makes Drastic Rate Changes to Stem Flood of New Policies
Feb 22 2021 // After holding off on approving its 2021 rates in December, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors approved rate recommendations that the insurer says will make its rates more competitive with...
Over $115M in Federal Flood Claims Paid in Louisiana After 2020 Hurricanes
Feb 22 2021 // As of Feb. 1, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) had paid out more than $115 million in flood claims in Louisiana in response to the 2020 hurricane season. That figure is up from the $110 million in NFIP payments...
ShoreOne Rolls Out Combined Homeowners, Flood Policy in South Carolina
Feb 10 2021 // Massachusetts-based managing general agent ShoreOne created a new coverage for coastal homeowners to address inadequate flood coverage. ShoreOne’s new offering combines traditional homeowners insurance with full...
Rescuers Search for Workers Trapped at Hydropower Site in Flood-Hit North India
Feb 9 2021 // Rescue workers continue to battle mountains of slush and debris at a hydropower construction site in north India that was damaged by flash floods that have killed at least 11 people. The rescue team of Indo-Tibetan Border...
Tennessee AG Sues Supermarket Chain for Flooding State with Opioids
Feb 8 2021 // Tennessee’s attorney general on Thursday sued Food City over claims that the supermarket chain’s pharmacies intentionally profited from the opioid epidemic by unlawfully selling tens of millions of prescription...
Neptune Flood, Acadian Managers to Offer Flood Insurance in Louisiana
Feb 8 2021 // Neptune Flood, an AI-driven flood insurance company, has partnered with Acadian Managers (Acadian) to offer flood insurance coverage through Acadian’s network of independent agents to homeowners throughout...
Improvements Bringing Down Flood Insurance Rates in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Feb 7 2021 // When Iowa’s Cedar River flooded over 10 square miles of the city in 2008, few property owners had flood insurance — slowing recovery for residents and business owners as they waited for resources from the federal...
Over $115M in Federal Flood Insurance Paid in Louisiana for 2020 Hurricanes
Feb 2 2021 // As of Feb. 1, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has paid out more than $115 million in flood claims in Louisiana in response to the 2020 hurricane season. That figure is up from the $110 million in NFIP payments...
National General Expands Beyond Floods Product Into 13 Additional States
Jan 29 2021 // National General Holdings Corp., a specialty personal lines insurance holding company owned by Allstate, has expanded its private flood product, Beyond Floods, into 13 additional states. The product offers coverage to...
$650M Going into Massive Hawaii Flood Project
Jan 29 2021 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the cost estimate for a flood prevention project in Hawaii has doubled, striking another blow to the effort. The Corps said a financial analysis on Friday has raised the cost of...
California Alerts Residents in Burn Areas About Flood And Mudslide Coverage
Jan 26 2021 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is alerting residents to review their current insurance policies in the midst of a forecast of winter weather bringing the possibility of floods, mudslides, debris flows, and...
Keeping Up with Changes in Florida’s Growing Private Flood Market
Jan 25 2021 // Flooding is America’s number one natural disaster and as the highest “at risk” state in the country, Florida is the epicenter for all things flood insurance. Since 1968, when procuring flood insurance,...
MyFloodInsurance.com Expands Flood Tool to Real Estate Agents, Homebuyers
Jan 25 2021 // MyFloodInsurance.com has been expanded to allow for real estate agents and homebuyers to receive instant flood insurance quotes from multiple flood insurance companies, as well as the National Flood Insurance Program...
Flood Lessons Learned from the 2020 Hurricane Season
Jan 25 2021 // The grim statistical tally of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season highlighted a dramatic year, one that saw the most active such season in recorded history. Last year, there were 30 named storms and 13 hurricanes, of which...
Victoria County, Texas, Flood Maps Ready for Review: FEMA
Jan 22 2021 // FEMA has made available for review revised preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Victoria County, Texas. The federal agency is urging property owners to review the latest...
Analysis: Fight Over Mississippi Flood Control Project Continues
Jan 21 2021 // Farmers and environmentalists have been arguing for decades over proposals for a massive federal flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta. The fight is continuing into a new presidential administration. Four...
FEMA: NW Arkansas Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps Ready to View
Jan 13 2021 // FEMA has made available for review Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for certain municipalities and unincorporated areas in northwest Arkansas. The maps cover Elm Springs, Elkins, Farmington, Fayetteville,...
Washington Atmospheric River Brings Threat of Floods, Landslides
Jan 13 2021 // The Pacific Northwest is bracing for flooding and landslides, while the mountains will see heavy snow and possible avalanches on Wednesday as an atmospheric river collides with Washington and Oregon. The Snoqualmie River...
