Insurers want 'more flood rules'
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Stricter planning controls are needed if flood insurance is to remain widely available, says the main insurance body.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Jun. 23--State officials briefed Yuba-Sutter business people Friday on the state's levee bond and flood-control measures.
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A government review is ordered into whether floods in parts of England could have been prevented.
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In November, a judge gave hope to homeowners trying to collect insurance money for flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Now, that decision is under scrutiny.
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For the past 30 years, state insurance commissioners in Massachusetts have held a hearing each spring on whether automobile insurers should be allowed to set their own rates. Like actors following a script, the answer has always been the same: no.
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Building sea defences could increase the risk of flooding in coastal areas of England and Wales, a report claims.
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State officials today urged people to stay where they were because of the possibility of flooding, but not everyone heeded the warning.
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There are warnings of further flooding after more heavy rain is forecast, particularly for the south of England.
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THE REGION State regulators heard testimony again on a new system for apportioning among automobile insurers those drivers that no company wants to cover voluntarily. The so-called assigned-risk plan was put in place at the end of the Romney administration, but Governor Deval Patrick put it on hold so a study group appointed by his administration could review it. The ...
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The government pressed insurance industry chiefs Tuesday to urgently process up to 1.5 billion pounds worth of claims after serious flooding in central and northern England.
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Home owners in north Wales hit by floods for the second time in less than a year say they face financial ruin.
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Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the Northridge earthquake in 1994 were two watershed natural disasters that prompted significant changes in homeowners&#39; insurance.
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As owner of a beachfront home in Hernando County, Cheryl Labbe has gotten used to rising rates for her homeowners&#39; insurance. During Florida&#39;s four-hurricane barrage, letters
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By DIRK MEISSNER  VICTORIA (CP) - Pounding rains and rising river waters had some northwest B.C. residents piling sandbags to protect their homes against what the province said Monday would be inevitable flooding.
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By Carl Mario Nudi, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 17--PALMETTO -- Property owners will pay double what they pay now for the city to keep their neighborhood from flooding, if the city commission adopts a new fee schedule at a meeting Monday.
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With insurance claim projections from Hurricane Charley climbing above $11 billion, some in the building industry believe the hurricane standards in the uniform Florida Building Code may
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Fire chiefs call for a single body in charge of tackling floods as England and Wales prepare for more heavy rain.