Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lexington Insurance Wins Texas Battle of Hurricane Harvey Deductibles
Jun 1 2020 // In a case of competing deductibles, a federal appeals court has sided with an insurer and against the owner of two Houston office buildings, holding that a larger windstorm deductible applied to flood damage caused by...
Ecoroofs, Bioswales, Water Gardens: Cities Get Creative To Tame Stormwater Floods
Jun 1 2020 // For more than a century, New Orleans has depended on canals and pumps to get rid of stormwater in a city where about half the land is below sea level. Now the bustling Mississippi River port that expanded by filling in...
Heavy Rains Cause Flooded Streets in South Florida
May 28 2020 // South Florida streets flooded Tuesday following several days of heavy rains and thunderstorms. The National Weather Service in Miami issued flash flood warnings in parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties that were set to...
Top 100 Cities: 6 in 10 Homes in High-Risk Flood Zones Lack Flood Insurance
May 28 2020 // As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, and central Michigan experiences severe flooding, a new report analyzing 100 of the largest U.S. cities shows where homeowners face the greatest financial risk and exposure to...
Weakened Bertha Expected to Hit Carolinas, Virginia With Heavy Rains, Flash Floods
May 27 2020 // 05/27/2020 02:53 PM (Reuters) – Bertha, the second named storm this Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened to a tropical depression but was still expected to bring heavy rain and possibly life-threatening flash...
Lawsuits Filed Against Michigan Dam Operator, Others over Flooding
May 26 2020 // Residents and businesses in Central Michigan communities that were submerged when two dams failed sued the operator of the dams and two state agencies charged with overseeing the structures on May 22. A second class-action...
Chubb Not Responsible for Superstorm Sandy Damage to Two Insureds’ Homes
May 26 2020 // A New Jersey appeals court has upheld a trial court’s ruling that Chubb Insurance Co. is not responsible for damages to two insureds’ homes caused by Superstorm Sandy because of a flood exclusion in their...
Michigan Flood Puts Privately Owned Dams in Harsh Spotlight
May 21 2020 // The dams that breached after days of heavy rain in central Michigan are privately owned and had been the center of controversy for several years. Now Governor Gretchen Whitmer is saying these critical facilities should not...
WNFIS Expands Private Flood Program into South Carolina
May 21 2020 // Wright National Flood Insurance Services, LLC (WNFIS) has expanded its Residential Private Flood Insurance Program into South Carolina. This stand-alone product was previously launched in Florida and New Jersey last year,...
Dow Shuts Operations in Michigan as Flood Waters Rise
May 21 2020 // Dow Inc. said on May 20 it shut down all operating units at its headquarters in Midland, Michigan, after flood waters breached its sites following the collapse of two dams. “At approximately 10:00 a.m. Eastern it was...
Update: Cyclone Amphan Floods Areas of India and Bangladesh, Killing Dozens of People
May 21 2020 // The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in two decades wrecked havoc along India’s east coast and in Bangladesh, killing dozens of people, flooding low-lying areas and affecting power supply. Amphan is...
Evacuations in Michigan as Dams Break, Flooding Hits Midwest
May 20 2020 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May 19 declared a state of emergency in Midland County after the Edenville and Sanford Dams on the Tittabawassee River breached following several days of heavy that produced flooding and...
Tropical Storm Arthur Inches Closer to East Coast; Minor Impact Expected to North Carolina
May 18 2020 // Tropical Storm Arthur inched closer to the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, although its impact was expected to be limited to some minor flooding and rough seas along the North Carolina coast. Arthur formed off the coast of...
Transparency Is Key for Insurance Agents Handling Coronavirus Claims
May 18 2020 // Business interruption insurance has been a much-debated topic during the coronavirus crisis, with some businesses already pushing back against virus-related claim denials. In several cities, groups of businesses have filed...
Guy Carpenter Launches Probabilistic Philippines Flood Model
May 12 2020 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the launch of a new Philippines Flood Model. The probabilistic model provides countrywide coverage and enables insurers...
April’s Killer Tornadoes Cost Insurers Billions in Claims: Aon Report
May 8 2020 // Extensive severe weather events in the United States during April cost insurers billions of dollars, according to the latest edition of Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap report. There were 14 killer tornadoes in the...
Willis Research Network Partners with ‘Cloud to Street’ to Raise Flood Resilience
May 6 2020 // The Willis Research Network (WRN) has formed a new partnership with “Cloud to Street,” a global flood-mapping and monitoring platform that aims to help governments, humanitarian organizations and private sector...
Transparency Is Key for Insurance Agents Handling Coronavirus Claims
May 6 2020 // Business interruption insurance has been a much-debated topic during the coronavirus crisis, with some businesses already pushing back against virus-related claim denials. In several cities, groups of businesses have filed...
RMS Releases High Definition Models for European Severe Convective Storm
May 5 2020 // RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based risk modeling and analytics firm, announced the release of new European Severe Convective Storm (EU SCS) High Definition Models. The models represent 50,000 years of simulation of hail and...
Neptune Doubles Lloyd’s Capacity to Expand Private, Commercial Flood Product
May 5 2020 // Neptune Flood, an online flood insurance company, has entered into strategic underwriting partnerships that double its capacity at Lloyd’s. Neptune, a Lloyd’s Coverholder since 2017, is now working with three...
