All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 5 2011 // Insurers are bracing themselves for claims in excess of $10 billion after floods in Thailand disabled major foreign-owned manufacturing operations there, adding to an already record-breaking natural catastrophe bill this...
Dec 5 2011 // A study on protecting Southeast Texas from disastrous storms like Hurricane Ike recommends building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel. Details were announced by Rice University, which led a team of researchers...
Nov 30 2011 // South Dakota officials say some stretches of the James River remain well above flood stage heading into the winter freeze, setting the stage for more flooding next spring.The James, which has been out of its banks for much...
Nov 29 2011 // Federal authorities say farmers in eight upstate New York counties are primary natural disaster areas eligible for assistance recovering from tropical storm Lee. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also said 16 counties...
Nov 29 2011 // The impact from Thailand floods on Asia’s production networks may last longer and be deeper than that from Japan’s March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, a senior Asian Development Bank official said on...
Nov 28 2011 // Several northern New Jersey towns hit hard by recent flooding are taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again.New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $350,000 to four communities...
Nov 28 2011 // A.M. Best Co. reports that the vast majority of insurance losses stemming from the massive flooding in Thailand will come predominately from the impact to manufacturing and supply chains, as discussed in the recently...
Nov 28 2011 // Five property owners whose homes were inundated by the spring flood could have their homes bought out by the city of Vicksburg next year.The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has authorized Mayor Paul Winfield to apply for a...
Nov 21 2011 // Insurers are bracing themselves for claims in excess of $10 billion after floods in Thailand disabled major foreign-owned manufacturing operations there, adding to an already record-breaking natural catastrophe bill this...
Nov 21 2011 // New Jersey generated the most flood vehicle-related claims in wake of Hurricane Irene, according to National Insurance Crime Bureau. Claims processed by the group’s member companies show the Garden State had 4,121...
Nov 18 2011 // Insured losses from Thai floods could be in the double-digit billions of dollars and the disaster will lead to a re-assessment of weather risks to industries in Asia, a senior official from global insurer Allianz...
Nov 17 2011 // Congress has approved yet another resolution to fund parts of the federal government including the nation’s flood insurance program on a short-term basis. This time the funding runs until Dec. 16.The Senate passed...
Nov 17 2011 // Officials say the levee near Percival, Iowa, that failed in last summer’s Missouri River flooding will undergo temporary repairs but will remain vulnerable to severe flooding next year.KETV-TV reported damage to the...
Nov 16 2011 // The nation’s flood insurance program is scheduled to expire again on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, unless Congress takes action.Last month, the House and Senate passed legislation that kept the federal government – and...
Nov 15 2011 // North Dakota’s Senate unanimously approved a $639 million disaster relief measure that includes money for low-interest home loans, road construction and repairs to public works.The measure’s centerpiece is a...
Nov 15 2011 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the heavy rains, which caused widespread flooding in France and Italy during the first week of November.The storms were caused by a “low pressure system...
Nov 14 2011 // WRM America Holding Company, a specialty lines P/C insurance and risk management holding company, completed the acquisition of Fidelity National Indemnity Insurance Company (FNIIC), the flood insurance business of Fidelity...
Nov 10 2011 // A key provision in the North Dakota Legislature’s disaster aid bill would provide low-interest, unsecured loans of up to $30,000 for homeowners hit especially hard by this year’s flooding, the Bank of North...
Nov 10 2011 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, “historic flooding in Thailand continues to damage residential properties and has interrupted operations for numerous businesses. At the start of this...
Nov 9 2011 // North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has unveiled a $569 million plan to provide disaster aid to flood-stricken areas and to help western North Dakota towns struggling to cope with oil development.Speaking to a joint session...