All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 1 2023 // The availability of a federal flood payout in a county in a given year increased the number of flood insurance policies by 5.2% and the total insured value of the policies by 4.6% in the following year, a new study...
Nov 30 2023 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul has requested a major disaster declaration from President Joe Biden to support the ongoing recovery of downstate communities affected by the significant flooding occurring during a two-day...
Nov 29 2023 // Though the risk of flooding is undeniable, a survey by Chubb of brokers with middle-market commercial clients revealed just 16% of them say more than half their clients buy flood insurance.Furthermore, 65% of the more than...
Nov 17 2023 // FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Why has it been raining so much in south Florida? Experts say the latest windy, rainy storm system seen this week has nothing to do with hurricane season.The storm system that formed over...
Nov 15 2023 // Hundreds of thousands of British homes will miss out on flood protections in the next few years as spending has been affected by Brexit, inflation and the pandemic, according to the National Audit Office.In 2020, the...
Nov 14 2023 // A federal advisory panel’s proposal that the U.S. government expand the areas considered to be at high risk of flooding could increase the number of homeowners required to buy flood insurance. While this would...
Nov 7 2023 // Keller, Lynn Join MEMIC Express TeamMEMIC, headquartered in Portland, Maine, hired E.K. Keller as express business segment leader in the Eastern region and Keith Lynn as production underwriter in the company’s...
Oct 30 2023 // A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy ‘s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect the densely populated cities of New Jersey that lie just...
Oct 25 2023 // Relatives of three people who died last year in a flash flood stemming from the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history are suing the U.S. Forest Service.The wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month...
Oct 20 2023 // The UK’s Met Office warned of the possibility of severe flooding and loss of life in the northern part of the country for a second day as Storm Babet continues to hammer the region.Parts of eastern Scotland remain...
Oct 19 2023 // Storm Babet has triggered a red alert in Scotland as exceptional rainfall and flooding pose a “danger to life,” according to the Met Office.About 350 homes are being evacuated in Brechin, as Scotland braces for...
Oct 16 2023 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill requiring people selling their homes to disclose whether their properties have been flooded or are at risk for future flooding.The new law comes as inland areas in the state have...
Oct 13 2023 // (Bloomberg) —In March, a 39-year-old woman and her husband sat in a fertility clinic near Atlanta, and waited. The woman was there to have an embryo implanted in her uterus, the final stage of a grueling in vitro...
Oct 12 2023 // Nearly three months after severe flooding inundated Vermont’s capital city, Montpelier businesses launched an event Friday to celebrate how much they`ve rebuilt — and remind the public not to forget them as they...
Oct 11 2023 // The severe weather in New York City and other spots around the country in late September could end up costing hundreds of millions of dollars in economic and insurance losses, according to global insurance broker...
Oct 5 2023 // Extreme heat is usually associated with drought and wildfires. But across five continents this year, it’s also unleashed a different kind of disaster: deadly flooding.Cities around the world have seen record rainfall...
Oct 5 2023 // Some projects designed to make New York City’s transit system more resilient in severe weather are behind schedule or over budget, according to an audit released on the same day that flash floods forced the closing...
Oct 2 2023 // Real estate interests and insurance companies that administer National Flood Insurance Program policies are heaving a sigh of relief after Congress approved a last-minute deal to temporarily fund the federal government,...
Sep 28 2023 // A U.S. government shutdown, perhaps as soon as Saturday night, will force the National Flood Insurance Program to suspend issuing of new policies, potentially causing a major disruption for home buyers.The National Home...
Sep 28 2023 // The private flood insurance market continues to expand, with a new managing general agent starting up in Florida.Titan Flood Inc., based in Tampa, is being launched by Stephanie Lee, the co-founder and chief operating...