Growing Private Flood Market Will Test Claim Professionals October 14, 2019 By Jim Sams A nudge into the market by carriers offering private flood insurance is becoming more of a shove, which might bring...
FEMA Bought 44,000 Flood-Prone Homes and May Have to Buy Millions More October 11, 2019 By Eric Roston As the climate crisis worsens, more Americans will be forced from their homes. Many won’t be able to afford it,...
When Climate Change Leads to Mortgage Defaults: Viewpoint October 3, 2019 By Matthew E. Kahn and Amine Ouazad Climate change poses risks to real estate that homebuyers may not be able to predict. As sea level rises, coastal...
Fire and Hail Push Insurers to Rethink Climate Change Risks September 19, 2019 By Lena Masri LONDON — By the time David Kaisel got back from selling his flour at a farmers’ market, a wildfire in...
Business News: FloodMapp, Ironshore, Sedgwick September 11, 2019 FloodMapp Announces U.S. Launch of Flood-Prediction Technology FloodMapp, a firm founded in Brisbane, Australia that provides predictive flood modeling, will...
As Sea Levels Rise, Homes Continue to Sprout in U.S. Flood Zones August 1, 2019 By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK — New homes are going up fastest in high-flood risk areas in many U.S. coastal states, scientists said...
Vulnerability Reduction Scorecard Helps Cities Save Lives and Resources May 15, 2019 In Norfolk, Virginia, officials are taking action to reduce their city’s vulnerability to flood risks. Flooding in Norfolk does not...
D.C. Is First to Plan to Remove, Retrofit Flood-Prone Buildings April 30, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Washington is announcing a goal of retrofitting or removing all of its flood-prone buildings by 2050, the first major U.S....
California Dam’s Rebuilt Spillway ‘Performing as Expected’ During 1st Water Release April 3, 2019 OROVILLE, Calif. — Water rushed down the rebuilt spillway at the nation’s tallest dam for the first time since it...
Climate Advocates Cheer Trump Policy Shift on Flood Insurance March 18, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle About the photo: A member of a search and rescue team wades through floodwaters after Hurricane Florence in Carolina Beach,...