Latest Flood Headlines

All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Marsh McLennan Asks Court to Revisit Data Breach Ruling to Avoid Flood of Litigation

Sep 28 2023 // Marsh McLennan wants the Second Circuit appeals court to reconsider its August decision that overruled a district court and reinstated a former employee’s lawsuit against the company over a 2021 data breach.Marsh...

Florida Company Claims Simple Device Makes Sandbag Filling Faster Before Floods

Sep 28 2023 // The Florida-based company that produces a quicker way to bag leaves is now offering a tool that it says makes filling sandbags three times faster, potentially saving property owners time before floodwaters rise.The Sandbag...

Ophelia Brings Flooding to Coastal North Carolina, Virginia

Sep 25 2023 // ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging...

Climate Change Made Deadly Floods in Libya and Greece More Extreme

Sep 21 2023 // The low-pressure weather system that unleashed unprecedented amounts of rain across the eastern Mediterranean last week was made more likely and more intense by climate change.Global warming caused by human emissions of...

Hong Kong’s Floods to Hit Insurers’ Earnings, Could Pressure Reinsurance Renewals

Sep 18 2023 // The recent devastating floods following Super Typhoon Saola in Hong Kong and other parts of China may add further pressure to the upcoming reinsurance renewals in January, according to an AM Best commentary.The overall...

Louisiana, 9 Other States Ask Federal Judge to Block Increases in National Flood Insurance Program

Sep 18 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700% over the coming years are already leading people to back out of home purchases and will likely lead to an exodus of...

New York Could Require Flood Disclosures in Home Sales

Sep 18 2023 // Alan Oligario`s home is prone to flooding — and he wishes someone had told him before he bought it.His initial flood came in the first year after he bought the house in Highland Falls, New York. The second came about a...

2023 to Test Recent Growth in Private Flood Insurance Market

Sep 18 2023 // The private flood insurance market has been growing but 2023 may provide a real test following Tropical Storm Hilary in California, as well as future storms that may come during the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane...

Already Soaked New England Warned of More Flooding Today, Hurricane Lee on Weekend

Sep 13 2023 // Already saturated communities in New England are facing continued heavy rains with additional flooding today and the prospect of even more bad weather from Hurricane Lee over the coming weekend.The National Weather Service...

Central Massachusetts Experiencing Severe Flash Flooding

Sep 12 2023 // The central Massachusetts city of Leominster and other nearby communities are dealing with severe flash flooding from excessive rainfall.A state of emergency has been declared in Leominster, a city of about 43,000...

FEMA Disaster Aid Now Available in Maine for June Flooding

Sep 8 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Maine to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and...

Climate Change Means Californians Need Flood Insurance Now, Too

Sep 5 2023 // Californians know wildfires and earthquakes; hurricanes, not so much. So when Tropical Storm Hilary inundated Southern California in normally bone-dry August, it showed just how exposed homeowners are to a growing...

Vermonters Race to Find Housing As Flood Recovery Continues and Winter Approaches

Sep 5 2023 // Seven weeks after catastrophic flooding in Vermont destroyed their mobile home, Sara Morris and her family don`t yet know what they will do for housing long-term. She and her husband, their three kids and his mother have...

Horseshoe Beach Hopes to Rebuild After Idalia, But Most Had No Flood Insurance

Sep 5 2023 // HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This remote seaside enclave known as “Florida`s Last Frontier” took much of the pounding from Hurricane Idalia when it struck the state`s west coast as a Category 3 storm last...

Private Flood Insurers See Opportunity as NFIP Increases Rates

Sep 4 2023 // While the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rolls out a new rating program generating premium increases for many policyholders, the private flood insurance market has seized the opportunity to grow its market share...

Tampa Bay Gets Flooding But Again Dodges Direct Hit. Protected by Native Spirits?

Sep 1 2023 // Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles away. This time it was Hurricane Idalia, which caused some serious flooding as it...

Slovenia Estimates €7 Billion Price Tag for Reconstruction After Floods

Aug 31 2023 // Rebuilding from this month’s floods in Slovenia will cost €7 billion ($7.6 billion) over the next five years, Prime Minister Robert Golob said.The government is preparing new legislation to serve as a road map for...

Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding in Parts of West Virginia

Aug 30 2023 // Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains that caused significant flooding in parts of West Virginia on Monday, authorities said.Gov. Jim Justice issued a state of emergency in at least five counties, enabling the National Guard to...

2023 to Test Recent Growth in Private Flood Insurance Market

Aug 29 2023 // The private flood insurance market has been growing but 2023 may provide a real test following Tropical Storm Hilary in California as well as future storms that may come during the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane...

Nova Scotia Floods Cost Insurers More Than C$170 Million

Aug 25 2023 // An atmospheric river event that led to significant flooding in parts of Nova Scotia on July 23, 2023, is estimated to have caused over C$170 million (US$125.5 million) in insured damage, according to the Insurance Bureau...