March 3, 2021
Following complaints from property insurance policyholders, Louisiana’s top insurance regulator has issued a third bulletin reminding insurers of their obligations to policyholders as they work with consumers affected by the devastating 2020 hurricane season and impacted by February’s extreme winter …
February 6, 2017
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted an additional 90-day extension of an important deadline for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders affected by the August flood. The program normally requires policyholders to file …
September 8, 2016
As a result of the record-breaking flooding in his state in August, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend the filing deadline for Louisiana policyholders impacted by the flooding. FEMA’s National Flood …
May 10, 2016
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding the state’s residents and businesses that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted a 60-day extension for filing proof of loss forms by National Flood Insurance Program policyholders affected by storms across the …
April 19, 2016
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend its deadline for Louisiana homeowners impacted by flooding, the insurance department announced. A federal disaster declaration issued March 13 has been expanded to cover 36 Louisiana …
April 29, 2014
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a bulletin Monday announcing that it will grant an additional extension to Superstorm Sandy victims for the “proof of loss” filing deadline for their flood insurance claims. Under the National Flood Insurance Program …
March 15, 2012
A New York appeals court recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a homeowner was not entitled to coverage under the policy from the National Flood Insurance Program because he failed to follow the proof-of-loss requirement. The case involves Robert …