All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 26 2023 // State officials have secured another eastern Kentucky site with higher ground to build new homes for flooding victims.The 50-acre site is just a few miles from downtown Hazard, and the first-phase plan includes 150 new...
Jan 25 2023 // Moody’s RMS estimates total economic losses from the recent California flooding at between $5 billion and $7 billion, and insured losses are anticipated to be between $500 million and $1.5 billion, including losses...
Jan 24 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – In late 2023, residents and business owners will see some of the first projects of Davenport’s flood mitigation plan under construction.The first phase of Davenport’s $165 million plan...
Jan 23 2023 // On Sunday morning, Kyle Starks woke up to floodwaters that reached the door of his Jeep after yet another heavy rain storm drenched California. Emergency crews showed up with boats to float Starks and other residents of...
Jan 20 2023 // Some 300 campers stranded at a park near Tucson due to flooding from recent rain storms were headed back to dry land.Rangers at Catalina State Park were helping campers walk across the receding wash at the park’s...
Jan 17 2023 // Private flood insurance accounts for over 40% of California’s entire flood market—a significantly larger share than in the other leading states, according to AM Best.A new AM Best commentary notes the ongoing...
Jan 10 2023 // Hurricane Ian in the United States and floods and Australia helped to make 2022 one of the costliest years on record for natural disasters, Munich Re said on Tuesday, warning that climate change was making storms more...
Jan 9 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The state Department of Natural Resource is helping local government workers clean up after a fire flooded a dairy plant with butter.The fire broke out in a butter storage room at the Associated Milk...
Jan 5 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday issued a formal notice to insurance companies reminding them of their legal duty to cover damage from any future mudslide or similar disaster that is caused by...
Jan 3 2023 // President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration made by the Havasupai Tribe in northern Arizona, freeing up funds for flood damage as it prepares to re-open for tourists after nearly three years.The Federal...
Jan 3 2023 // A winter storm that brought powerful wind gusts to Oregon on last week was found to have caused at least two fatal car accidents that left four people dead, preliminary police investigations have found. Weather conditions...
Dec 29 2022 // Like a good neighbor, the state of Pennsylvania is sending equipment and personnel to help neighboring Buffalo, New York, dig out from the recent deadly winter storm that dumped more than four feet of snow in the region...
Dec 13 2022 // PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — People are asking questions about a storm protection proposal for New York and New Jersey that would be among the most massive and costly flood control projects ever done in America, aiming to...
Dec 8 2022 // After massive flooding inundated parts of eastern Kentucky in 2021 and again this year, state officials are looking for ways to mitigate the damage from future floods that are sure to come.Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat,...
Dec 6 2022 // Parametric flood insurance is still in its infancy in the United States, but one index-based insurer is preparing to make a splash in five states in early 2023.FloodFlash is set to begin offering parametric coverage for...
Dec 6 2022 // Neptune Flood Insurance, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, has named Matthew Duffy chief risk officer, after he spent 18 months as the firm’s director of risk management and internal audit. Duffy, a certified...
Nov 28 2022 // Hurricane Ian may result in one of the largest losses in the history of the National Flood Insurance Program and add to its current $20.5 billion debt.According to a market segment report from AM Best, the projected range...
Nov 22 2022 // The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced regulations to allow mortgagors the option to purchase private flood insurance on FHA-insured mortgages for properties located in Special Flood Hazard Areas.Beginning...
Nov 21 2022 // Wondering if you need flood insurance? There are maps for that.But some say the federal flood maps are inadequate and misleading, causing thousands of homeowners to avoid purchasing needed flood insurance. And even Federal...
Nov 15 2022 // QBE North America Appoints Coppola Chief Underwriting OfficerQBE North America has appointed Laura Coppola as chief underwriting officer. Coppola joins the company with more than 25 years of technical underwriting...