Flood Insurance Does Not Cover Debris Removal From Insureds’ Land May 13, 2015 By Young Ha A federal appeals court in Philadelphia recently ruled that a standard flood insurance policy from the National Flood Insurance Program...
FEMA to Ask Sandy Homeowners If They Want to Reopen Claims May 8, 2015 Homeowners insured through the National Flood Insurance Program who think they were shortchanged for Superstorm Sandy damage are getting another...
FEMA Chief on Sandy Flood Insurance Claims: ‘We Want to Fix This’ May 4, 2015 By Wayne Parry The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says he wants to fix what went wrong with the process of...
Hurricane Sandy Judges Demand Clearing of Settlement Roadblocks April 28, 2015 By Christie Smythe Federal officials and flood insurance companies were chastised by a panel of New York judges for imposing delays on settlements...
Task Force Launching to Examine Superstorm Sandy Problems April 27, 2015 A task force will begin work this week with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s national flood insurance program to examine...
Florida’s Prepared Insurance Joins Write Your Own Flood Program April 21, 2015 Prepared Insurance Company (PIC), a Florida property/casualty carrier, has been approved to participate in the Write Your Own Flood Program...
TWIA to Begin Agency Documentation Verification Survey on May 1 April 20, 2015 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association alerted agents that as of May 1, 2015, TWIA would begin implementing an agency compliance...
$26.2M Flood Mitigation Grant Approved for Burlington, Iowa April 16, 2015 City officials in Burlington, Iowa, announced it will be able to build flood walls and other barriers to keep the...
FEMA Official: ‘We Are Undertaking Sweeping Reforms’ at NFIP March 19, 2015 By Young Ha The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it is working to give every Hurricane Sandy survivor who thinks they may have...
FEMA Sets Up Review Process for Sandy Flood Claims March 12, 2015 By Young Ha In light of recent allegations that some insurers in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) may have denied or rejected...