Insurance professionals in the alternative energies sector may want to take note of a recent Bloomberg opinion piece that focuses on supply chain and supply chain risks due to rising energy costs. It calls 2022 “a blockbuster year for energy …
As they learned with the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, establishments that lost water service in troubled Jackson, Mississippi, this month are finding that their business interruption insurance policies won’t always help pay for lost customers and lost revenue. “Most coverage is …
Thunderstorms and heavy rain pounded parts of northwest Georgia over the Labor Day weekend, sparking flash flooding in some areas. Local news reports showed roads under water and homeowners struggling to keep water out, even as more storms moved in …
The rental home that Suzannah Thames owns in Mississippi’s capital city was filled with dirty, snake-infested flood water when the Pearl River overflowed its banks in 2020. On Friday, Thames pointed to a column on the front porch to show …
The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that have hit the region this …
Heavy rain and flash flooding have prompted evacuations, rescue operations and closures across Mississippi. Rain has pummeled the central and southern parts of the state for the last three days. In statements posted to Twitter, the National Weather Service said …
Atmospheric rivers that bombard the Western U.S. from time to time could result in as much as $3.2 billion in flood damage by century’s end, according to researchers who published a new study in the journal Scientific Reports. Atmospheric rivers …
A 1,000-year rain event that brought 10 or more inches of rainfall to parts of North Texas early this week has led to roughly 3,500 property claims, 1,300 auto claims and less than 20 flood claims through the National Flood …
Roads in and out of Death Valley National Park were closed after lanes mud and debris inundated lanes during weekend flash floods in eastern California, western Nevada and northern Arizona. Storm cells dumped localized heavy rain across the region, prompting …
Heavy rains brought another round of flooding to the St. Louis region that was already recovering from record rains earlier this week, prompting firefighters to help dozens of people escape the floodwaters. No injuries were reported from Thursday’s flooding, but …
