News Releases > Protection from rising waters
posted on October 15, 2013
By Bill Power Business Reporter - The Chronicle Herald
Overland flood damage is caused by water that pours in the basement windows of homes, from overflowing rivers and lakes and, sometimes, from the ocean.“This is a national issue as we are seeing housing developments in areas where people would not build 100 years ago due to the risk of flooding,” says Ken Myers, president of the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada.