All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls.Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls.Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls.Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Jan 29 2007 // Ten things agents and brokers can do to help clients obtain adequate cat coverageWhen it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of...
Jan 29 2007 // Homeowners who witnessed the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina seem to have boosted flood insurance sales dramatically in 2006, and federal government actions also might force others to purchase flood coverage, as...
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls.Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Jan 29 2007 // Congressional fight “This is going to be a fight. These guys have dumped a lot of money in campaigns. They dumped $27 million in the presidential race, most of it going to the winner just a couple of years ago. But...
Jan 29 2007 // Hundreds of Seattle residents want the city to pay them for flood damage caused by the city’s stormwater and sewage systems that were overwhelmed during Dec. 2006’s windstorm.More than 200 people have filed...
Jan 28 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls.Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Jan 28 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls.Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Jan 28 2007 // Congressional fight“This is going to be a fight. These guys have dumped a lot of money in campaigns. They dumped $27 million in the presidential race, most of it going to the winner just a couple of years ago. But...