All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 19 2007 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says the state should consider a plan that would provide money for residents of the western Minnesota town that did not have flood insurance.Pawlenty toured areas of town that were affected...
Mar 13 2007 // Gov. Jim Douglas authorized the mobilization of a National Guard task force to assist the City of Montpelier, Vt. with preparations for a potential flood.It is estimated that the soldiers, working with the specially...
Mar 6 2007 // The final tally for the cost of claims from Hurricane Rita in both Louisiana and Texas came to $5.8 billion. Hurricane Rita’s 120 mile per hour winds plowed into the Texas/Louisiana border on Sept. 24, 2005, one...
Feb 28 2007 // The Biloxi, Miss. City Council was scheduled to vote this week on whether to adopt FEMA’s recommended elevation requirements for buildings, which is one requirement for a community the participate in the National...
Feb 26 2007 // We all know that catastrophes come in all forms and shapes, not just as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and mudslides. In light of the recent devastating winter ice and snow storms that crossed the Midwest and then moved to...
Feb 26 2007 // At the trial of this cause of action, this Court submitted instructions to the jury for it to determine whether punitive damages should be awarded and, if so, in what amount. After deliberating, the jury returned a verdict...
Feb 26 2007 // In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when it became apparent that property losses would total billions of dollars, the insurance industry was understandably concerned that courts in Mississippi and Louisiana...
Feb 26 2007 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing a new map of El Paso designating much of the city as a flood plain, a spokeswoman said, which would push thousands of homeowners with mortgages into buying flood...
Feb 26 2007 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to triple the size of California’s San Joaquin River flood plain on maps, which could limit development and force more homeowners to buy flood insurance.FEMA plans to...
Feb 26 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (the Big “I”) says the debate over windstorm coverage is crucial for consumers and independent agents and brokers in many regions around the...
Feb 26 2007 // At the trial of this cause of action, this court submitted instructions to the jury for it to determine whether punitive damages should be awarded and, if so, in what amount. After deliberating, the jury returned a verdict...
Feb 25 2007 // We all know that catastrophes come in all forms and shapes, not just as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and mudslides. In light of the recent devastating winter ice and snow storms that crossed the Midwest and then moved to...
Feb 25 2007 // In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when it became apparent that property losses would total billions of dollars, the insurance industry was understandably concerned that courts in Mississippi and Louisiana...
Feb 25 2007 // FEMA map puts El Paso neighborhoods in flood zoneThe Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing a new map of El Paso designating much of the city as a flood plain, a spokeswoman said, which would push thousands of...
Feb 25 2007 // Agents welcome windstorm debate; insurers warn against subsidiesThe Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (the Big “I”) says the debate over windstorm coverage is crucial for consumers and...
Feb 25 2007 // By Judge L.T. Senter Jr.At the trial of this cause of action, this court submitted instructions to the jury for it to determine whether punitive damages should be awarded and, if so, in what amount. After deliberating, the...
Feb 25 2007 // Parts of the Beachwood-Franklin neighborhood in Merced, Calif., are seen after being flooded from a levee break that occurred on April 4, 2006 . (AP Photo/The Merced Sun-Star, Jack Bland, file photo.)The Federal Emergency...
Feb 20 2007 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing a new map of El Paso designating much of the city as a flood plain, a spokeswoman said, which would push thousands of homeowners with mortgages into buying flood...
Feb 12 2007 // At the trial of this cause of action, this Court submitted instructions to the jury for it to determine whether punitive damages should be awarded and, if so, in what amount. After deliberating, the jury returned a verdict...
Feb 12 2007 // The Army Corps of Engineers reported recently that 122 levees from Rhode Island to California are at risk of failing, potentially affecting thousands of people and requiring millions of dollars in repairs. Six states in...