All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 30 2014 // The Massachusetts state Senate on June 26 passed legislation filed by the state’s attorney general, Martha Coakley, and state House Speaker Robert DeLeo aimed at softening the impact of flood insurance rate...
Jun 26 2014 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. (PHLY) is now offering commercial excess flood coverage to complement its commercial primary flood product. PHLY’s new excess coverage competitively priced and available at limits higher...
Jun 24 2014 // Iowa’s top emergency management official says up to 150 homes in Iowa have major flood damage and his department continues to monitor river levels as Iowa’s ground is water saturated and more rain could cause...
Jun 24 2014 // Officials say only a small number of Minot, N.D., residents have been forced to pay higher premiums for flood insurance, despite a devastating flood three years ago that wiped out most of the city.Multiple claims on a...
Jun 20 2014 // Surging floodwaters following record rainfall in eastern Bulgaria left at least 11 people dead and destroyed houses, roads and railroad tracks.Ten people died and three are missing after a sudden wave of accumulated water...
Jun 17 2014 // Connecticut’s largest city is getting $10 million from the federal government to help protect it against another superstorm like Sandy in 2012.Bridgeport, Conn., officials told the Connecticut Post that the money...
Jun 17 2014 // The Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is holding mandatory briefings for communities seeking federal disaster relief from flooding in mid-April.The eligible counties are Caledonia, Essex,...
Jun 17 2014 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed legislation designed to encourage private insurers to offer flood insurance, but the industry is tamping down expectations that it will result in a viable market in the near future.The...
Jun 16 2014 // A risky flood zone has been created in the aftermath of a wildfire that burned around northern Arizona’s Oak Creek Canyon, a report from forest officials said.According to experts, runoff and erosion from the Slide...
Jun 16 2014 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed into law on Friday dozens of measures covering everything from flood insurance, electronic cigarettes and parasailing.The Republican governor, who has been holding re-election campaign events...
Jun 15 2014 // Aon US Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire StoneRiver National Flood Services Inc. from StoneRiver Group.Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. National Flood...
Jun 13 2014 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has analyzed the severe thunderstorms that pummeled western and central Europe, starting on Sunday, June 7. The storms packed “extremely strong and damaging winds, large hail,...
Jun 9 2014 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has formed a partnership with Floodbroker.com that allows agents to sell flood insurance. Through PIA’s exclusive partnership, PIA members’...
Jun 9 2014 // Lou Szabo’s street near the Raritan River in New Jersey has flooded for as long as he can remember.“When we were kids, we used to have boat races down the street,” said Szabo, now in his 40s....
Jun 6 2014 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has released the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that...
Jun 5 2014 // Baseball-sized hail pummeled homes and cars in Nebraska and Iowa on June 2 as powerful thunderstorms moved through a swath of Midwest states, also causing severe flooding and prompting reports of tornadoes.The National...
Jun 3 2014 // A privately owned dam collapsed in western Pennsylvania 125 years ago on May 31, 1889, unleashing a flood that killed 2,209 people. The terrible stories from the Johnstown Flood of 1889 are still part of lore because of...
Jun 2 2014 // Hail, wind and flooding in May caused an estimated $109.3 million in insured losses resulting from 28,442 auto and homeowners insurance claims filed, an insurance group reported on Monday.The damage estimates include...
Jun 2 2014 // Sunday, June 1, marked the official start of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, and Virginia’s Bureau of Insurance is encouraging consumers to ensure that they have the insurance coverage they need and to develop a...
Jun 2 2014 // Climate change is in the here and now, according to a massive new report.The White House’s National Climate Assessment report is part of President Barack Obama’s effort to prepare the nation for the impacts of...