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Flood Damage and Commercial Property: Navigating Exclusions and Maximizing Your Claim After Spring Rains

Spring often brings heavy rainfall, and with it, the risk of devastating floods. For commercial property owners, flood damage can be particularly complex due to specific insurance...

FEMA announces $2 million in aid for 2023 flood damage

Saskatchewan flood damage leaving some RMs concerned about repair money

The government is currently working on temporary solutions to flooding in Saskatchewan while they wait until water recedes to take the next steps.

The flooding timebomb: As risk soars 66%, here's what to do NOW to protect your home

Homeowners living in previously flooded properties typically pay £254 a year more than average for home insurance. Polly Arrowsmith had her flat devastated by a flood.

Flood damage 'real kick in the guts' for rural Hawke's Bay community

About 240 millimetres of rain fell in just 30 hours, which locals say was worse than Cyclone Bola in 1988.

Years later, local towns still navigating flood repair

When heavy rainfall inundated parts of Addison County in July 2024, it didn’t take long to see the damage left behind.

Report ranks N.J. first for flood damage density over a five-year period

We don’t think of New Jersey as one of the more flood-prone states in the country. However, the Garden State ranks No. 1 nationally for flood damage density at $31,751 per square m...

$20 million in FEMA funding will repair flood damage in Montpelier, railroads

FEMA will give almost $12 million to repair civic buildings in Montpelier. The capital city's fire department, police department, and City Hall buildings all suffered damage in the...

Floods cause extensive damage across Afghanistan

Severe seasonal flooding has caused extensive damage across Afghanistan over the past weeks, destroying homes and farmlands and worsening humanitarian conditions.

Flood Disaster Hits Ifite-Awka, Church and Homes Destroyed as Residents Cry for Help

While night rains provide the soothing comfort needed for sound sleep, such rains are always a source of dread for residents and property owners along St John Street, Ifite-Awka, A...

Uninsured flood losses could top $1 trillion in worst-case scenarios, Moody's warns

The outlook is stark: $1 trillion in potential uninsured losses in severe scenarios, rising 25% by 2050 if nothing changes.

Flood losses ease: Malaysia’s damage bill drops from RM933.4m in 2024 to RM636.9m in 2025

PUTRAJAYA, April 15 — Malaysia’s flood-related losses in 2025 dropped to RM636.9 million compared to RM933.4...

Shanan Spearing, Rubicon Flood Control: Should Tampa Bay Property Owners Care About Floods

Nearly half of Tampa properties face significant flood risk over the next 30 years, with even broader exposure across St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. Updated data, FEMA maps, a...

After the deluge: Flood clean-up in Porirua

Porirua is facing more rain, as locals affected by unexpected flooding scramble to clean up their properties, extracting water from flooded carpets and shifting silt from flooded d...

In pictures: The damage caused by flooding across the lower North Island

Multiple parts of the North Island were hit by floods over the weekend.

Helene flood claim turns on what counts as a "basement"

A slab-on-grade home, a "basement" label, and a six-figure gap in the flood payout

Hurricane season: Are you covered for damages?

As many residents learned during the Kona low storms, standard homeowners and renters insurance policies do not cover flood damage. The lack of coverage can also apply to hurricane...

Understanding your insurance claim for natural disaster damage

When your car has been damaged by Mother Nature, it is important to understand the damage, contact your insurance company, and get an estimate for the repairs.

Flood-hit special school to remain closed for days

Langlands School in Dumfries has been forced to shut after "extensive damage" due to flooding.

Vintage cars, stamp collection damaged by floodwaters in wild Wellington weather

Jimmy McLauchlan's 1920s Chevrolets, along with a stamp collection worth thousands, were damaged by floodwaters in Vogeltown.

Homes gutted and businesses closed as Wellingtonians count the cost of floods

Homes will have to be gutted and businesses could be closed for months with damage estimated to potentially run hundreds of millions of dollars across the city.

Only 1.4% of California homes carry flood insurance - report

Neptune Flood report finds millions of properties are at risk

A torrent of water stormed through his house. Now ‘everything is gone’

A family was forced to evacuate their home in Happy Valley after floodwater stormed their home in the middle of the night.

A torrent of water stormed through his house. Now ‘everything is gone’

A family was forced to evacuate their home in Happy Valley after floodwater stormed their home in the middle of the night.