All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 20 2014 // New Jersey Transit, the nation’s third-largest bus, rail and light rail transportation provider, is suing several excess insurers to recoup additional $300 million for Superstorm Sandy losses.NJ Transit says its...
Oct 20 2014 // Ken KobylowskiNew Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski said that among the 470,281 non-flood, Superstorm Sandy-related homeowners, automobile and commercial claims that were filed in New...
Oct 20 2014 // Flooding during high tides, which used to be rare, is now common in some places and could worsen to the point that sections of coastal cities may flood so often they would become unusable in the near future, according to a...
Oct 20 2014 // The “Encroaching Tides: How Sea Level Rise and Tidal Flooding Threaten U.S. East and Gulf Coast Communities over the Next 30 Years,” can be found at www.ucsusa.org. The study contains profiles on how tidal...
Oct 20 2014 // Prices for commercial property insurance fell during the second quarter of 2014, marking the first time in three years that property prices fell, according to a recent Towers Watson survey. The survey showed that over half...
Oct 17 2014 // Gonzalo, classified as a major hurricane and bearing down on Bermuda with tree-snapping winds, is forecast to bring flooding and a life-threatening storm surge as it’s projected to be the worst storm to hit the...
Oct 16 2014 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Flooding by the Numbers A review of the annual damage resulting from floods indicates that coastal flooding, riverine flooding and also flash flood events combine to...
Oct 13 2014 // It’s nearly impossible to predict when and where the next major wildfire will be and whether an ill-timed thunderstorm could result in tons of ash and charred debris being washed down the bare mountainsides once the...
Oct 10 2014 // The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening an office in Memphis, Tennessee, to make it easier for residents affected by last month’s flooding to apply for disaster loans. The agency says it is opening a...
Oct 8 2014 // New Jersey Transit, the nation’s third-largest bus, rail and light rail transportation provider, is suing several excess insurers to recoup additional $300 million for Superstorm Sandy losses.NJ Transit says its...
Oct 8 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski said that among the 470,281 non-flood, Superstorm Sandy-related homeowners, automobile and commercial claims that were filed in New Jersey, 99.4...
Oct 8 2014 // A state judge in Baton Rouge ruled that Louisiana’s Legislature missed its mark when it passed a bill seeking to halt a south Louisiana flood board’s lawsuit against dozens of oil, gas and pipeline companies...
Oct 8 2014 // Local governments and some other entities in New Mexico are now eligible for federal assistance to recover from flooding and storm damage suffered during last summer. The White House says a disaster declaration by...
Oct 8 2014 // Flooding during high tides, which used to be rare, is now common in some places and could worsen to the point that sections of coastal cities may flood so often they would become unusable in the near future, according to a...
Oct 7 2014 // Arizona business owners and residents affected by flooding earlier this month can apply for federal loans.The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Thursday that low-interest disaster loans are available for...
Oct 6 2014 // An ominous storm from the outset, Typhoon Phanfone is now on track to impact large areas of Japan with damaging winds and substantial rainfall, from Osumi and the southeastern coast of Kyushu to Shikoku and Honsh,...
Oct 6 2014 // An organization of civil engineers is calling for a national strategy for mitigating flood risks, saying the U.S. has not fully heeded lessons from Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy.The American Society of Civil...
Sep 30 2014 // School officials in Louisiana’s Vermilion Parish are moving ahead with plans for a concrete wall and pump system to protect more of the parish’s schools from floodwaters.The Advocate reports the latest project...
Sep 30 2014 // The U.S. Department of Commerce has given Cheyenne, Wyo. a grant for a storm sewer project that should help minimize the risk of flooding downtown. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported the department’s Economic...
Sep 26 2014 // Brad O’Neill has been named to lead Colorado-based Flood and Peterson’s employee benefits department. O’Neill has more than 20 years of experience in the health and welfare industry. Prior to joining...