October 21, 2013
Many homeowners who got slammed by Superstorm Sandy are finding their flood insurance checks are nowhere near large enough to cover their repairs, and consumer advocates put some of the blame on errors by the multitude of adjusters who were …
October 21, 2013
Alabama has received a federal grant of nearly $636,000 to help homeowners in the state’s two coastal counties retrofit their homes against wind damage. State officials and officials from Mobile and Baldwin County announced the grant last Friday in Mobile. …
October 18, 2013
Vermont is in line to receive up to an estimated $4 million in additional funding to help reduce future flood damage, and communities have just over a month to apply for the money, which can be used for such projects …
October 16, 2013
In an effort to assist homeowners facing significant flood insurance increases due to FEMA’s updated and expanded flood zone maps, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and the House Speaker Robert DeLeo have filed state legislation today to cap the amount …
October 14, 2013
Bart Sutton fought with his insurance company for a year over what it would cost to rebuild his flood-damaged home, then gave up in frustration and tore it down. A week later, the money came through. Simone and Ken Dannecker …
October 8, 2013
Federal emergency officials have extended a program that helps residents displaced by last month’s flooding pay for hotel lodging. Bill Rukeyser, a spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says the program has been extended until Oct. 20 and has …
October 2, 2013
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for parts of New Mexico for June storms and flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that federal disaster aid is being made available to supplement state, local and tribal recovery efforts. …
September 24, 2013
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this week that it has approved more than $1 billion in assistance to individuals and families in New York whose property was damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. This includes more than $855 million …
September 24, 2013
Real estate brokers have joined the chorus of those asking Congress to halt some of the changes to the nation’s flood insurance program that will raise premiums for some owners of property in flood zones. At the invitation of Florida …
September 23, 2013
It could be a while before the exact amount of damage from recent heavy rain and flooding in New Mexico will be known, officials said. Counties are submitting preliminary flood damage estimates to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as federal …