APCIA Says Record Shows ‘Minimal Complaints’ on Hurricane Milton, Helene Claims May 21, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The American Property Casualty Insurance Association chimed in to a recent Senate subcommittee hearing to defend the industry’s response to...
Analysis of Hurricanes Helene and Milton Provide Insights on Public and Private Flood Market November 14, 2024 Flooding is a peril that took center stage this year amid an active Atlantic Hurricane season, a fact that’s highlighted...
Bridging the Flood Insurance Gap – A Call to Action July 29, 2024 By Trevor Burgess Hurricane Beryl caused destruction and loss across Texas and throughout the middle of the country, reminding us, once again, of...
NFIP Pays $364M on Idalia Claims. Florida Bill Requires Flood Disclosure to Buyers March 15, 2024 The National Flood Insurance Program has paid out $364 million on flood claims from Hurricane Idalia, the storm that swamped...
State Farm, Mississippi Settle Katrina Lawsuit for $12M September 19, 2022 Mississippi has quietly settled its lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly minimizing its Hurricane Katrina payments...
FEMA Tries to Keep Flood Insurance Program Alive During Shutdown December 31, 2018 By Ryan Beene The Federal Emergency Management Agency is exploring how to continue issuing new flood insurance policies after earlier saying that it...
Flood Insurance Rebuilds Homes with Public Money Repeatedly November 28, 2018 By EMERY P. DALESIO Floodwaters rose about 15 inches (40 centimeters) into Danielle Rees’ home in September when Hurricane Florence drenched this tidewater city...
Slower Winds Means Florence May Cost Private Insurers Less September 25, 2018 By Ivan Levingston and Katherine Chiglinsky Hurricane Florence is likely to end up costing insurers far less than initially feared. Before making landfall, the storm weakened...
Assessing the Potential Impact of Hurricane Florence September 19, 2018 By Susanna Gotsch, director and industry analyst for CCC Information Services Inc. Hurricane Florence may be just the first of several major storms to make landfall in the U.S. during hurricane season...
Hurricane Florence Will Likely Expose Flood Insurance Gaps September 17, 2018 By KEN SWEET and MEGHAN HOYER The number of Americans with flood insurance is on the rise, yet Hurricane Florence is likely to make it painfully...