Latest Flood Headlines

All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.

A year after Katrina, commercial property market ‘bleak’ in New Orleans

Nov 6 2006 // Placing of business is harder than it has ever been, agent saysWe insure a business in French Quarter in New Orleans which was unaffected by the flooding from Katrina and for the most part had fairly limited windstorm...

Are the flood gates open for retaliation claims?

Nov 6 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...

A year after Katrina, commercial property market ‘bleak’ in New Orleans

Nov 5 2006 // We insure a business in French Quarter in New Orleans which was unaffected by the flooding from Katrina and for the most part had fairly limited windstorm damage,” said Parke Ellis, a principal with Gillis, Ellis...

Are the flood gates open for retaliation claims?

Nov 5 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...

Mo. Commissioner Issues New Flood Bulletin on Training for Producers

Nov 3 2006 // The Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration this week issued a bulletin regarding training requirements for insurance producers who offer flood insurance policies through the...

$8 Million N.Y. Program Aids Flooded ‘Main Street’ Properties

Oct 24 2006 // In an initiative targeted to upstate communities hardest hit by this summer’s flooding, The Community Preservation Corp. (CPC) in partnership with the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)...

TDI Offers Assistance to Beaumont Residents Hit by Recent Flooding

Oct 24 2006 // Consumers affected by the recent heavy rainfall in and around the Beaumont area can contact the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for answers to flood-related insurance questions.Typically, homeowners insurance policies...

Hurricane Center Identifies 10 Most Hurricane Vulnerable Areas

Oct 18 2006 // The entire East and Gulf Coasts are subject to hurricane impacts, but some areas are much more vulnerable than others. Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, director of the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida...

Declarations

Oct 9 2006 // Civil justice“If the criminal system is not going to follow through and make them accountable, the only thing we have left is the civil system.” James Gahan, whose 21-year-old son, Jimmy, died in The Station...

Roger Sevigny, New Hampshire, Commissioner of Insurance

Oct 9 2006 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department was the first in the nation when it was created in 1851 with a mission to administer the state’s insurance laws. Roger Sevigny, current commissioner, was recently elected an...

News Currents

Oct 9 2006 // Flood policy purchases rising nationwide and in Eastern statesThe purchase of flood insurance in New Hampshire has risen by 26.2 percent since May of last year – a jump attributed to last October’s flooding and...

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM – EASTERN STATES ONLY

Oct 9 2006 // * Number of Insurance ** WrittenState Policies In-Force In-Force ($) Premium In-Force Alabama 47,166 7,650,924,800 22,330,614Connecticut 32,179 6,280,217,200 25,116,027Delaware 20,491 3,958,905,900 10,529,933District...

Delaware River States Agree to Joint Flood Control Study

Oct 5 2006 // Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and New Jersey have agreed to share the costs of a $500,000 study to examine the effects of operational changes at major reservoirs throughout the entire Delaware River basin.The state will...

EQECAT Upgrades German Flood Model

Oct 4 2006 // EQECAT, Inc. has released its upgraded German Flood model, part of its EuroFlood™ platform, which it said would enable “the European and international insurance industry to manage more effectively exposures from...

N.Y. City to Adjust Reservoirs to Lessen Delaware River Flooding

Sep 27 2006 // New York City has agreed to periodically lower the water level in three of its upstate reservoirs in an attempt to ease flooding along the Delaware River, according to environmental officials.By leaving the reservoirs...

STATES TRY TO STRENGTHEN FLOOD INSURANCE TRAINING FOR AGENTS

Sep 25 2006 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has adopted a model bulletin regarding training requirements for insurance producers who offer policies through the National Flood Insurance Program. This effort relates...

Nursing Home Owners Charged with Negligent Homicide, Cruelty in La.

Sep 22 2006 // It took only four hours for a Louisiana grand jury to charge the owners of St. Rita’s Nursing home – where 35 people died in post-Hurricane Katrina flooding – on charges of negligent homicide and cruelty...

One Year After Hurricane Rita Texas Insurers Offer Advice

Sep 22 2006 // As we approach the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Rita’s visit to Texas, residents along the Gulf Coast of Texas can and have learned a lot about the devastating effects of a hurricane, an insurance industry...

NM Public Regulation Commission Provides Information For Flood Damage

Sep 14 2006 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, Consumer Relations Division, is assisting New Mexicans who have experienced rain or flood damage with information on insurance coverage, and filing flood, property and...

House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Coastal Insurance Market

Sep 13 2006 // The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, heard testimony today from industry advocates to discuss the need for public and private sectors to work...