Kim Tornholm remembers receiving a flood insurance estimate for her house in Riverwood, a neighborhood tucked in the banks of the White River north of Noblesville where she has lived for 24 years. She ...

After seeing historic flooding around the state, many Hoosiers are digging into their insurance policies to rebuild. Tornado damage is included in most renter's and homeowner's insurance policies, but ...

No hurricane-strength storms have formed yet this year in the Atlantic basin, but the limiting activity isn’t certain to continue. By Ann Carrns Flood insurance may not be top of mind for many this ...

For central Indiana homeowners and business owners who suffered damage in recent floods, flood insurance can offer a financial lifeline — if they carry such coverage. But that’s a big “if,” because ...

Ridenour said damage assessments, overseen by the Delaware County Emergency Management Agency, will be conducted this week in neighborhoods affected by the floods. The Muncie Sanitary District will be ...

Myles is a former senior insurance editor for Investopedia. He oversaw the strategy and execution of all content aimed at helping people make better insurance decisions. Myles has nearly a decade of ...

At least 160 people were killed in Nepal and hundreds more, most of them foreigners, were listed as missing on Wednesday in both Nepal and Tibet after flash flooding tore through border areas, ...

As dual-fuel newbuilds are increasingly viewed as a hedge against fuel risk, BAR Technologies CEO John Cooper argues the real hedge is burning less fuel, whatever it turns out to be. There has been an ...

The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. That ...

Did warm conditions play a role? There is increasing interest in the role of unusually warm conditions and glacial permafrost instability. Warming can increase meltwater penetration into the crevasses ...

At least 900 people have died, and nearly 5,000 others are reported missing after a flash flood struck a mountainous area in Nepal and the Tibet region of China on Aug. 26. The working theory is that ...

Dozens have died and hundreds were reported missing, including 341 foreign tourists. Rescue helicopters have been unable to land in affected areas due to high floodwaters. Dozens of people were ...