All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 20 2006 // Plaintiffs seeking more than $1 billion in damages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are calling the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet a “Hurricane Highway” that allowed a 20-foot storm surge to inundate much...
Apr 18 2006 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s recent comments comparing the insurance industry to Nazis are “hysterical and irresponsible,” claims an insurance trade group leader.“Now that Hood’s...
Apr 17 2006 // The river Danube, which wends its way through much of Central and Southeastern Europe, has reached its highest level since 1895 in many places. Flooding in Serbia/Montenegro, Bulgaria and Romania has inundated towns,...
Apr 17 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Dade County will sponsor a three-hour continuing education course on “The Reality of Flood Insurance,” May 17 at the Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel in Miami. Instructor Shawn...
Apr 17 2006 // The company (Allstate) “is pleased that the judge ruled, ‘The exclusions found in the policy for water damage and for damages attributable to flooding are valid and enforceable policy provisions,'”...
Apr 17 2006 // The insurance industry will be faced with irate policyholders and on-going court costs-the insurance companies involved, however, have deep pockets and aren’t about to back down without a fight.After the federal...
Apr 17 2006 // It would seem prudent for homeowners along the nation’s hurricane-prone coasts to buy as much wind and flood insurance as they need before this year’s hurricane season starts.A federal judge in Gulfport, Miss.,...
Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47.As people migrate to the...
Apr 17 2006 // A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains.The credit would equal...
Apr 13 2006 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it has released flood recovery guidance documents for Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard parishes as well as portions of Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes in...
Apr 13 2006 // A federal judge in Mississippi has upheld the water damage exclusion in homeowners insurance policies in a ruling welcomed by insurers.U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter, Jr. of the Southern District of Mississippi denied a...
Apr 10 2006 // In torrential rain, they pulled residents to safety through raging waters, pounded on doors to move people out of harm’s way and cleared people off a bridge seconds before it was hit by a wall of water. Now...
Apr 6 2006 // A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers Tuesday to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains.The credit would...
Apr 4 2006 // Audrey Celistan desperately wants to return to New Orleans and rebuild the three-bedroom brick house she lived in for 42 years before Hurricane Katrina drowned it in more than 10 feet (3 meters) of muddy water.Lucky for...
Apr 4 2006 // Hawaii residents awoke to sun after more than 40 days of downpours that left a wake of havoc across the islands and broke records for rain at the wettest place on earth.Nearly 92 inches — or about 7.5 feet — of...
Apr 3 2006 // A Mississippi lawsuit that would force insurance companies to honor their policies and pay for damage caused by storm surge has been remanded back to the Chancery Court of Hinds County. Because the state is seeking an...
Apr 3 2006 // An earthen dam on Hawaii’s island of Kauai burst without warning on March 14. Three people have been confirmed dead, and four remain missing at press time, after two houses were swept away and the island’s main...
Apr 3 2006 // Despite Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, a new survey says that most Americans are not very concerned about buying flood insurance for their homes.Only 14 percent of Americans say they have purchased flood insurance...
Apr 3 2006 // An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year. Unfortunately, many of these vehicles have been purchased by dishonest auto dealers, cleaned up and then sold, with their flood damage history illegally...
Apr 3 2006 // Dam breaks on Kauai, strong winds, rain down 12 poles on OahuAn earthen dam on Hawaii’s island of Kauai burst without warning on March 14. Three people have been confirmed dead, and four remain missing at press time,...