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Urbanization Under Pressure: Recent Flood Events...

During an average September, New York City (NYC) gets 4.3 inches (110 millimeters) of rain for the entire month. In just a few hours during…
From Record Heat to Record Rainfall: Tropical St...

California and the dry desert states of Arizona and Nevada are used to breaking temperature records. It was only in July that Phoenix,…
Four Influences on the FEMA 1 Percent Probabilit...

Where did the 1 percent probability flood line (100-year flood), the baseline metric for the U.S. flood insurance market, originate from? Why…
Introducing RMS Global Flood Solution Suite: Man...

The Global Flood Challenge: Coverage, Complexity, and Precision Whether you are a global (re)insurer or a local primary insurer, building a…
U.S. Flood: Why Is Flood Insurance Take-Up So Low?

Surveys suggest that 91 percent of American homeowners purchase insurance, but when it comes to flood risk the story could not be more…
Our Flood Insurance System is Broken. Here’s How...

Matthew Nielsen, senior director, governmental and regulatory affairs, RMS Daniel Stander, managing director, RMS This blog was first…


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