All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 20 2006 // As is obvious from a perusal of newspaper articles and legal journals, the devastating damage throughout the entire Gulf Coast Region from the recent hurricane season has raised numerous legal issues regarding insurance...
Feb 20 2006 // Southern Oregonians whose homes were flooded during recent rainstorms are getting used to waiting.They’ve got to wait for insurance adjusters to tell them how much they’ll cover for damages, and for...
Feb 19 2006 // In general, “Valued Policy” statutes require an insurer to ascertain the value of the property being insured at the time a policy is written and to pay that value to the insured when there is a total loss.As is...
Feb 19 2006 // Southern Oregonians seek help after floodsSouthern Oregonians whose homes were flooded during recent rainstorms are getting used to waiting. They’ve got to wait for insurance adjusters to tell them how much...
Feb 17 2006 // Community Relations specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are working with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) and county emergency management directors to reach out to people...
Feb 15 2006 // A panel of eight insurance experts agreed unanimously that carriers are closely scrutinizing Florida and are hesitant to renew homeowners policies during a panel moderated by Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane...
Feb 15 2006 // As the fallout of the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina continues in Washington, D.C. this week during Senate Committee hearings, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved and sent to President...
Feb 10 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) said it supports Friday’s Senate vote on a bill, S. 2275, which would extend the borrowing authority of the National Flood...
Feb 8 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is urging the Mississippi House to support legislation (SB 2014) that will help clarify for consumers that coverage for flood damage is excluded from homeowners...
Feb 7 2006 // Sun Prairie, Wis.-based General Casualty Insurance Companies are cautioning customers about the possibility that the shiny pre-owned Honda or Buick being considered for purchase may have been submerged in flood...
Feb 6 2006 // President George W. Bush declared 10 California counties that were battered by storms and flooding over the holidays as disaster areas where homeowners and businesses will be eligible for federal aid, the White House...
Feb 5 2006 // W. Va. Big ‘I’ members to hear about mandates, regulations during Feb. 12-13 legislative discussionsAn update describing local, state and national industry and government issues, focusing on the latest...
Feb 5 2006 // Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information CenterWindstorm Conference speaker doesn’t think Mississippi wind vs. flood suits will succeed After 2004, 2005 hurricane season, record attendance...
Feb 5 2006 // Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information CenterWindstorm Conference speaker doesn’t think Mississippi wind vs. flood suits will succeed The controversy over litigation about wind vs. flood damage...
Feb 2 2006 // The Southern Oregonians whose homes were flooded during recent rainstorms are getting used to waiting.They’ve got to wait for insurance adjusters to tell them how much they’ll cover for damages, and for...
Feb 2 2006 // The Senate Banking Committee’s discussion on Thursday of proposed reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was reportedly an important step, and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of...
Feb 1 2006 // The New Orleans Levee Board said this week it would review other options for its excess general liability coverage from St. Paul Travelers when it discovered the insurer wants to charge almost eight times more than the...
Jan 30 2006 // George Dale walks a tightrope in his job as Mississippi’s insurance commissioner.He is charged with the responsibility of regulating the industry that provides most of his election support while protecting consumers...
Jan 27 2006 // The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) says it needs to borrow an additional $5.6 billion to cover claims and expenses for 2006. Projections indicate that its payments will reach its existing $18.5 billion borrowing...
Jan 27 2006 // Citing the risks exposed by Hurricane Katrina, a group of California Assembly Democrats unveiled legislation that could block some development in flood-prone areas and require homeowners living on flood plains to have...