All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 11 2004 // Flood victims in disaster-declared counties reportedly do not need to be concerned that disasters in other states will mean a reduction in funds available for West Virginia. Applications filed for assistance in West...
Oct 4 2004 // Agents who advertise flood insurance in the newspaper, magazine, Yellow pages or on the radio are eligible for reimbursement under a program relaunched by the National Flood Insurance Program.Agents are eligible for...
Oct 4 2004 // Lawsuits resulting from a Hatboro, Pa. apartment explosion that killed six people and injured six others have been settled for $40.5 million, a plaintiffs’ lawyer said.The June 16, 2001, explosion and fire at the...
Oct 1 2004 // Problems within the federal flood insurance agency have kept victims of Tropical Storm Isabel from getting adequate settlements for storm damage, according to a report by a flood insurance activist.The report, which...
Sep 30 2004 // In a letter to President Bush on Wednesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration and Federal assistance for areas of southern Minnesota affected by severe flooding that occurred on...
Sep 29 2004 // Individuals and business owners who have private flood insurance may still qualify for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and federal officials said.Home and business owners who...
Sep 28 2004 // The National Association of Professional Insurance agents (PIA) and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced that they have teamed up to enable PIA member agents to offer their customers flood insurance...
Sep 24 2004 // Flood Zone Correction Inc. (FZC), a flood zone correction company, has announced an alliance with Willis Group, one of three global insurance brokers. For a two-year term, Flood Zone Correction Inc. will provide flood zone...
Sep 23 2004 // As the floods caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne slowly recede, Haitians are discovering even more devastation and loss of life. More than 1,000 persons have died in the northern city of Gonaives, and another 1,200 are still...
Sep 20 2004 // Shockoe Bottom’s 17.5 Ethos Cafe didn’t have flood insurance. With a 21-foot flood wall shielding the historic, low-lying area in Richmond, Va., from the nearby James River, part-owners of the cafe, Kathy...
Sep 20 2004 // Preliminary reports from insurers indicate that Hurricane Frances will produce significantly more claims than Hurricane Charley, but the average claim will not be as high, according to the Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property...
Sep 20 2004 // West Virginia residents in the Fayette, Lincoln, Logan and Mingo Counties who suffered damage in the late July severe storms can be exempted from paying some state sales and use taxes. Deadline for this exemption for both...
Sep 20 2004 // Tropical Storm Jeanne has left more than 100 people reported dead from floods caused by heavy rains, as it passed along the Haitian coast. Although by recent standards Jeanne was a relatively weak storm, it was nonetheless...
Sep 17 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), reported that insured losses from Hurricane Ivan in the U.S. are likely to range from $2 to $7 billion, based on updated information on landfall location and wind speeds. Additional insured...
Sep 16 2004 // State and federal disaster recovery officials are urging owners who are rebuilding after hurricanes Charley and Frances to consider taking steps now to minimize damage in future storms.“There is no better time than...
Sep 16 2004 // Flood victims in disaster-declared counties reportedly do not need to be concerned that disasters in other states will mean a reduction in funds available for West Virginia. Their applications for assistance will be...
Sep 15 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, said that insured losses in the U.S. could range from $4 to $10 billion if Hurricane Ivan follows the latest...
Sep 14 2004 // Having left a swath of destruction from Grenada to Cuba, Hurricane Ivan turned its sights on the Florida Panhandle west to New Orleans on Tuesday, forcing thousands to pack what they could and head for higher ground. More...
Sep 6 2004 // Preliminary reports from insurers indicate that Hurricane Frances will produce significantly more claims than Hurricane Charley, but the average claim will not be as high, according to Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property...
Sep 2 2004 // An unexpectedly heavy downpour from the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston led to widespread flooding in Richmond, Va. that left at least five dead and devastated an historic neighborhood that was the heart of the...