FEMA Envisions High-Tech Flood Insurance Program Using Parametrics, Blockchain November 26, 2019 By Jim Sams Blockchain technology and parametric insurance should be included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s toolbox as it strives to close...
Florida Woman Found Guilty of Hurricane Irma Relief Fraud November 25, 2019 A Florida woman has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining Hurricane Irma disaster relief money. Court records show that 37-year-old Karen...
Feds Say Florida Officials Bilked FEMA Out of Hurricane Money November 22, 2019 By Brendan Farrington Two former officials of a Florida city are charged with conspiring with two businesses to bilk the federal government out...
Hurricane Michael: One Year Later, Federal Aid for Recovery Totals Nearly $2B October 10, 2019 Since Hurricane Michael made landfall Oct. 10, 2018, federal assistance for recovery in the 18 affected counties is nearly $1.9...
$20M in Flood Work Still Not Funded in Colorado May 7, 2019 The federal government hasn’t funded $20 million in work to fix roads damaged by flooding in a northern Colorado county...
FEMA Chief Urges New Culture of More Individual Responsibility for Disaster Mitigation April 29, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Americans must assume more responsibility for protecting themselves from the rising toll of natural disasters, the head of the Federal...
FEMA Accused of Wrongly Releasing Data of California Wildfire Victims April 1, 2019 The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017...
Insurance, Banking Groups Balk at Limits on Flood Insurance Operations During Shutdown December 27, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson As indicated by a report by Insurance Journal over the holidays, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is limiting the...
Study: Houston Needs $2B More in Federal Funds to Fix Harvey Housing Damage October 15, 2018 By Kathryn Lundstrom, The Texas Tribune An estimated 130,000 Houstonians affected by Harvey were overlooked in the city’s original housing needs assessment, according to the Houston...
Duke Energy Braces for Second Hurricane Hit as Michael Nears Florida October 10, 2018 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. Utilities are warning that lights in the Carolinas may go out for the second time in a month, thanks to...