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One-Third of Global Population at Risk for Floods: Moody’s

A new white paper from Moody's reveals that 2.7 billion people — more than one-third of the global population — live in areas vulnerable to inland or coastal ...

Many Businesses May Not Be Protected Against Losses From Snow Melt Floods

Catastrophic flooding is a major problem in the US, where it kills more people every year than tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning combined.

Sinking Coastal Cities Could Impact 500,000 With Future Flood Risk

One in 50 people living in two dozen coastal cities in the United States could experience significant flooding by 2050, according to researchers at Virginia Tech. Within the next thirty years, the ...

Flooding Prompts Millions to Move as Climate Migration Patterns Emerge

Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how ...

Mid-Market Businesses Ill-Prepared for Flood Risks, New Survey Finds

A new survey of insurance brokers by Chubb, a global P/C company, found that flood risk was not top of mind for U.S. mid-market companies, valued between $10 million and $1 billion. Nearly 85 percent ...

Flood Projects Born From Superstorm Sandy Destruction Underway in N.J.

A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy 's destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect the densely populated cities of New Jersey ...

Rising Flood Risks Threaten U.S. Water and Sewage Treatment Plants

The crack of a summer thunderstorm once comforted people in Ludlow, Vermont. But that was before a storm dropped eight inches of rain on the village of 2,200 in two days last month. And it was before ...

Researchers Say New FEMA Flood Maps Underestimate Flood Risk

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to predict where flood damage is likely to happen in the continental United States. The findings suggest that recent flood maps from the Federal ...

U.S. Flood Risk Remains Poorly Understood, Plus 4 Other Lessons From Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

US flood risk is firmly under the spotlight as re/insurers, businesses and public officials come to terms with the devastating impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The re/insurance industry will be ...

Trump Rescinds Previous Public Works Order Covering Climate Change, Flood risks

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that's designed to streamline the approval process for building roads, bridges and other infrastructure by establishing "one federal decision" ...

Company	Symbol	Close	1 Day Chg
Lemonade, Inc.	LMND	$74.26	+8.47%
Root, Inc.	ROOT	$62.08	+7.63%
Goosehead Insurance, Inc.	GSHD	$66.17	+3.37%
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc.	SLDE	$17.64	+2.98%
Hippo Holdings Inc.	HIPO	$29.50	+2.01%

Company	Symbol	Close	1 Day Chg
The Allstate Corporation	ALL	$207.55	-3.55%
Horace Mann Educators Corporation	HMN	$43.18	-3.31%
The Progressive Corporation	PGR	$202.29	-2.54%
Enact Holdings, Inc.	ACT	$43.17	-2.31%
NI Holdings, Inc.	NODK	$13.57	-1.52%

* As of February 6, 2026; Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

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