All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 31 2005 // Some of the New Orleans homes drowned by the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina have been damaged by a second calamity – fire, according to the Associated Press.Louisiana investigators and insurance companies...
Oct 28 2005 // President Bush has approved Gov. John Lynch’s request to declare a major federal disaster in New Hampshire areas affected by the recent floods.As a result, residents, municipalities, businesses and the state are...
Oct 24 2005 // Commercial insurance brokers from across the country say so far, the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been minimal, but they are bracing for higher prices, reduced capacity, increases in deductibles and tighter...
Oct 22 2005 // The National Hurricane Center reported on Sunday evening that Hurricane Wilma was speeding up, moving northeast at 14 mph and expected to make landfall on Florida’s west coast early Monday morning. When Wilma makes...
Oct 21 2005 // Mississippi Rep. Gene Taylor, D-4th District, and Rep. Richard Baker, R-La., were key witnesses Thursday in Washington at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on the financial health of the federal flood...
Oct 19 2005 // A government report has found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the national flood insurance program, has not fully implemented reforms mandated by Congress in 2004, including improved...
Oct 18 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) said Tuesday it is pleased that Congress is taking up the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and how to improve it.The Senate...
Oct 17 2005 // National and state insurance associations are to be congratulated for contributing funds, supplies and manpower to thwart the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina; while Mississippi politicians, including Attorney General...
Oct 17 2005 // ArkansasEmployment up in Ark. A recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. showed that employment in Ar-kansas is at a high point-1.1734million-but warned that hurricane refugees could strain state...
Oct 17 2005 // In addition to the immense destruction in heavily populated urban centers and coastal communities caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit the Gulf Coast region in August and September 2005, agricultural interests...
Oct 13 2005 // Heavy rains overnight caused severe flooding in parts of the U.K. The worst affected areas were in southwestern Scotland, west Wales and Cumbria, where authorities issued numerous flood warnings. Roads have been closed and...
Oct 13 2005 // Insurance Commissioner David Rivera is reminding Coloradans to consider purchasing flood insurance. “While it is very unlikely that a hurricane will hit Colorado, the extensive flooding caused by Hurricanes Katrina...
Oct 13 2005 // In some parts of the northeast only a few weeks ago, some folks were begging for rain as their lawns turned brown from a hot and humid summer. No more.Once again on Thursday, northeastern states were soaked with heavy...
Oct 12 2005 // Several solutions to hasten the Hurricane Katrina claims process have been suggested by Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale, such as a mediation program to settle contested insurance or a town hall meeting to...
Oct 11 2005 // Despite the fact that the Austrian insurance industry came off “relatively lightly from the recent summer floods,” Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it “believes the event reinforces the...
Oct 11 2005 // Prolonged, heavy rain caused flooding from North Carolina to New Hampshire over the weekend, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, knocking out electricity, weakening dams and making roads impassable.At least four people...
Oct 11 2005 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, joined by state emergency officials, today toured communities devastated by flooding from this weekend’s rains.“This weekend’s floods devastated a number of our communities....
Oct 11 2005 // New Hampshire independent insurance agent Tom Minkler got his first call Sunday morning at 5 a.m. Since then, the phones haven’t stopped ringing. Minkler isn’t bothered by the calls. What bothers him is having...
Oct 6 2005 // Although now a depression, what was once Tropical Storm Tammy flooded homes and roads in parts of Georgia Wednesday night and into Thursday. The storm brought down trees and power lines, leaving more than 16,500 utility...
Oct 3 2005 // Special insurance industry teams will be assisting Gulf Coast law enforcement and insurers in identifying and cataloging vehicles damaged by Hurricane Katrina to prevent their fraudulent resale to unsuspecting consumers in...