An interesting example of what kind of effects on liquidity flood risk assessment may have:

www.floridatoday.com/story/money/busines...rance-rates/9639971/

And interesting background article spotted from Michael's photo in the hydro-meteorology pool (thank you!):

www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/business/insu...te-change.html?_r=3&

And yet another:

islandadvantages.com/news/2014/may/29/up...-stir-in-stonington/

Towns - and individuals in some cases - have 90 days to appeal in case their property has been classified as higher flood risk. Considering the amounts of money involved, developing flood modelling software in the US may soon become an interesting activity (in all meanings of the word..).