All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 11 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 11 2007 // Sales of federal flood insurance rose sharply last year. From November 2005 to November of last year, the number of federal policies jumped more than 13 percent, far more than normal.Sales in coastal and other vulnerable...
Feb 11 2007 // When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of steep prices, new limits on policies, higher deductibles and a shortage in the...
Feb 11 2007 // The Corps has been reluctant to close the channel, arguing that it still served navigational needs. Shippers have also lobbied the agency to keep it open.Judge refuses to dismiss Feds, Corps from La. flood suit Residents...
Feb 11 2007 // Judge refuses to dismiss case10 Texas economy vulnerable to massive coastal storm Study shows how whole state could be affectedN1 Forecast predicts slower premium growth in 2007 and 2008Underwriting profits expected but at...
Feb 11 2007 // History of hostility“Am I going to be as hostile as the last guy? I’m going to fulfill my legal obligations to protect consumers.” — California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, summing up an...
Feb 11 2007 // Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans Flood was a wakeup call to the nation on the vulnerability of the nation’s levee systems. So after completing its notification of levee owners, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Feb 9 2007 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that an emergency cease and desist order was served on Continental Casualty Insurance Group, a company his department believes has targeted property owners in...
Feb 9 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) says the debate over windstorm coverage is crucial for consumers and independent agents and brokers in many regions throughout the...
Feb 9 2007 // Kent Wholesale Insurance Brokers headquartered in Portland, Ore., is providing DIC including earthquake and flood coverage on admitted paper for Oregon and Washington risks.The product is rated in-house, and indications...
Feb 8 2007 // Louisiana state senators say they will ask Congress to have the federal government insure homes against hurricane damage, as it does for floods.“Y’all won’t sell it, so why not get the federal government...
Feb 7 2007 // The federal government will 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.The Federal Emergency Management...
Feb 6 2007 // Horse-drawn carts rescued residents from flood-stricken districts in the Indonesian capital on Monday after rain burst riverbanks throughout the city, killing at least 25 people and forcing some 340,000 people from their...
Feb 6 2007 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has certified the new dike systems in this city and northern East Grand Forks. The certification as “functionally complete” is the start of a process that will allow property...
Feb 5 2007 // Flooding that has killed at least nine people and forced some 200,000 from their homes in the Indonesian capital showed no sign of abating Sunday, as overflowing rivers sent muddy water gushing into homes and shops across...
Feb 5 2007 // The Army Corps of Engineers reported last week 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.Residents of...
Feb 5 2007 // Residents of the three areas flooded worst by Hurricane Katrina can sue the Army Corps of Engineers over claims that a poorly designed navigation channel caused catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal...
Feb 1 2007 // In response to a recent pending settlement involving State Farm Insurance, certain victims of Hurricane Katrina and the State of Mississippi, USAA or United Services Automobile Association, came forward to define what it...
Feb 1 2007 // Victims of last winter’s flooding in Marin County, Calif., are seeking more than $1 billion in a suit filed against government agencies they blame for the devastation.Each of the 265 individuals and businesses named...
Jan 30 2007 // Newark Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions has issued a study, which concludes that, a “repeat of the tide and wind-driven storm surge that caused the Bristol Channel floods of 1607 would result in the...