All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 14 2006 // The Alaska Division of Insurance reminding producers about the education requirements for producers selling flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program.According to a statement by Director of...
Dec 11 2006 // A federal judge has ruled that a Gulf Coast couple can sue their insurance agent for negligence after he allegedly allowed their flood insurance policy to lapse only days before Hurricane Katrina wrecked their home.Michael...
Dec 11 2006 // As local officials work to boost southwestern Idaho’s economy, the National Flood Insurance Program may expand its flood-plain maps — which could cost residents and business owners millions in additional...
Dec 11 2006 // In a decision that could cost insurers billions of dollars more than they have already paid out in Hurricane Katrina claims, a federal judge in New Orleans ruled that ambiguities in some homeowners policies leave open the...
Dec 10 2006 // A federal judge has ruled that a Gulf Coast couple can sue their insurance agent for negligence after he allegedly allowed their flood insurance policy to lapse only days before Hurricane Katrina wrecked their home.Michael...
Dec 10 2006 // Judge rules in favor of plaintiffs in New Orleans canal caseIn a decision that could cost insurers billions of dollars more than they have already paid out in Hurricane Katrina claims, a federal judge in New Orleans ruled...
Dec 10 2006 // Political furor arises over proposed SW Idaho flood map expansionAs local officials work to boost southwestern Idaho’s economy, the National Flood Insurance Program may expand its flood-plain maps — which could...
Dec 6 2006 // A family devastated by the Mother’s Day flood that inundated their home along the Mousam River in Kennebunk, Maine says errors in federal maps prompted them to forgo the purchase of flood insurance, a decision that...
Dec 5 2006 // Risk Management Solutions released a report on the future flood risk faced by the city of New Orleans due to hurricane storm surges, concluding the threat of flooding continues to increase due to a combination of...
Nov 29 2006 // In a decision that could cost insurers many more billions of dollars than they have already paid out in Hurricane Katrina claims, a federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that ambiguities in certain homeowners policies...
Nov 22 2006 // A Virginia attorney has refiled a $20 million lawsuit that blames the city of Newport News for flooding during Hurricane Floyd in 1999.The suit is on behalf of residents of the Denbigh area of the city, and follows a...
Nov 21 2006 // Mississippi homeowners who did not qualify under the original multibillion-dollar grant program have another opportunity to apply for assistance to repair, rebuild or relocate under a second phase that has opened for...
Nov 20 2006 // Retaliation claims have been on the rise for more than a decade. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, only 15.3 percent of the charges of discrimination filed with the agency in 1992 alleged...
Nov 20 2006 // When asked to determine coverage under an insurance policy, courts frequently recite the principle that the insured has the burden of proving coverage under the policy and the insurer has the burden of proving exclusions...
Nov 20 2006 // The new Congress may be blue on Capitol Hill, but insiders say that’s not necessarily a bad color for the insurance industry.“The more things change, the more they may remain pretty much the same,” said...
Nov 19 2006 // When asked to determine coverage under an insurance policy, courts frequently recite the principle that the insured has the burden of proving coverage under the policy and the insurer has the burden of proving exclusions...
Nov 19 2006 // News CurrentsThe new Congress may be blue on Capitol Hill, but insiders say that’s not necessarily a bad color for the insurance industry. “The more things change, the more they may remain pretty much the...
Nov 17 2006 // A federal judge has ruled that a Gulf Coast couple can sue their insurance agent for negligence after he allegedly allowed their flood insurance policy to lapse only days before Hurricane Katrina wrecked their home.Michael...
Nov 16 2006 // As Western Washington residents brace for another spate of storm-induced flooding, one of Washington’s auto insurers warns of another form of saturation that could cost consumers – a wave of used cars on the...
Nov 10 2006 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a new report that warns of the dangers of increased flooding in Eastern England. Among other findings, the report, which was compiled using data supplied by Calif.-based...