All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 12 2015 // Thad Wimberly tugs on a clump of peanuts, shaking off the mud as he cracks the soggy shells to inspect his crop. But all he can do is sigh as his livelihood disintegrates between his fingers.Just a week ago, the 2,500...
Oct 11 2015 // Federal attorneys filed notice on Oct. 9 that they will appeal a judge’s ruling that the U.S. government is responsible for some of the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina and other storms — flooding blamed on...
Oct 9 2015 // The pungent stench of mildew greeted Asiah Lewis when she came home to her South Carolina apartment, her footsteps making squishing sounds on the carpet as she picked through soggy clothes and a lifted a moldy shoe from...
Oct 9 2015 // New England Flood Insurance (NEFI) is now offering flood insurance to homeowners in New England.Coverage is underwritten by NEFI and backed by an A rated carrier and is not affiliated with the National Flood Insurance...
Oct 8 2015 // The rain has stopped in South Carolina and claims filing and damage recovery are underway even as residents are being told to expect more flooding through the weekend.The mega storm that hit South Carolina starting Oct. 1...
Oct 7 2015 // “We’ve had a flood,” says the insured. “Oh, no!” the agent says, “What happened?” What really happened, and the coverage implications of what happened, is what must be considered...
Oct 6 2015 // Claims are already starting to trickle in from the major storm that hit South Carolina over the weekend and that is now causing additional flooding problems in North Carolina.According to State Farm Spokesman Justin...
Oct 5 2015 // The insurance industry is bracing itself for an expected onslaught of claims in the wake of what South Carolina officials are calling a 1 in 1,000 year storm.“This is an extremely devastating event,” said South...
Oct 5 2015 // Over the weekend, the nation saw the horrific toll of massive flooding across South Carolina, which has left at least nine dead. The Charleston area got nearly a dozen inches of rain on Saturday, while some parts of the...
Oct 5 2015 // A dangerous rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina – cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing “too many roads to name” because of...
Oct 5 2015 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty has followed through on his promise to State Senator Jeff Brandes to investigate the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) rating practices of Florida insureds.In...
Oct 5 2015 // The underinsurance of property risk – particularly natural catastrophe risks – has risen steadily over the past 40 years, even though claims payments have increased significantly during that period, according to Swiss...
Oct 5 2015 // Four of the top eight cities most vulnerable to a major storm surge are located in Florida, according to a new report released by Karen Clark & Company (KCC).The 2015 “Most Vulnerable U.S. Cities to Storm Surge...
Oct 5 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Sept. 15 announced an official 30-day deadline extension for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who are considering requesting Superstorm Sandy-related...
Oct 2 2015 // Even though Hurricane Joaquin is likely to remain offshore in the Atlantic, it is battering parts of the Carribbean with Category 4 strength winds and will likely drive coastal flooding and heavy rainfall along the eastern...
Oct 2 2015 // While forecasters haven’t ruled out a U.S. East Coast strike by the Category 4 hurricane pounding the Bahamas with heavy rains and raging surf, more projections are showing Joaquin will miss, the National Hurricane...
Oct 1 2015 // Florida State Representative Bill Hager says the state is turning up the heat on the National Flood Insurance Program as Florida residents become increasingly concerned with the high rates they are paying for flood...
Sep 30 2015 // New York State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D – Rockaway Beach) is reaching out to congressional representatives in Mississippi and Louisiana communities hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to encourage...
Sep 30 2015 // Joaquin is forecast to become a major hurricane by Saturday as it strengthens in the Atlantic, triggering hurricane warnings and watches for the Bahamas. Its course after crossing the island chain is still uncertain, the...
Sep 30 2015 // A new study looking back over 1,000 years finds the flooding risk along the New York and New Jersey coasts increased greatly after industrialization, and major storms that once might have occurred every 500 years could...