Court Reverses Landmark Katrina Ruling on Army Corps Liability September 26, 2012 By Michael Kunzelman A federal appeals court reversed itself this week and threw out a judge’s landmark ruling that the Army Corps of...
Deadline for Cheap North Dakota Flood Rebuilding Loans Looms September 25, 2012 By Dale Wetzel Jessica Henderson’s Minot home had just been painstakingly gutted and remodeled, from the basement on up, when the flooding Souris...
Flood Insurer Fidelity National Indemnity to Change Name to Wright Flood September 19, 2012 Flood insurance company Fidelity National Indemnity Insurance Co. is being renamed Wright National Flood Insurance Co. The name change must...
Thousands File Flood Insurance Claims After Isaac September 5, 2012 By Sheila V. Kumar Thousands of flood insurance claims are being filed in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, a slow-moving storm that hammered several...
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gets Key OK for Flood Plain Projects August 29, 2012 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has gotten state permission to make rule changes that could lead to redevelopment in four downtown historic...
After the Rain: Irene’s Lessons to the East Coast August 28, 2012 Antonia Schreiber is taking no chances on the next big storm. The remnants of Hurricane Irene turned the 200-year-old building...
Indiana Flood Walls Aim to Prevent Repeat of 2008 August 24, 2012 By Jess Huffman Floodwaters from Haw Creek cost Cummins Inc. an estimated $220 million dollars in property damage in 2008. The Indiana-based company...
More Fargo, North Dakota Properties Might Need Flood Insurance August 22, 2012 Several thousand property owners in North Dakota’s largest city could fall under federal flood insurance requirements based on a preliminary...
Hutchinson, Kansas Area Residents Concerned About Levee August 15, 2012 The refusal of city and county officials to fund the improvement of a levee near an unincorporated section of Hutchinson...
Vt. Town Offices Reopen a Year After Irene, With Help From Flood Insurance August 8, 2012 The town offices and police department in a small southern Vermont town have reopened this week in their original home...