Latest FEMA Headlines
All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FEMA Sets Sept. 15 Deadline for Requesting Sandy Flood Claims Review
Jun 29 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that Sept. 15 would be the last day for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who filed Superstorm Sandy flood claims to sign up for the review...
Flood Insurance Claims Underpayments Not Widespread: Senate Study
Jun 22 2015 // The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an investigation by U.S....
Louisiana, Oklahoma Face Deadlines for Flood Insurance Claims
Jun 18 2015 // Insurance regulators in Louisiana and Oklahoma are are encouraging folks with flood insurance policies to file claims from recent flooding in those states as soon as possible. FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program...
N.J. Sen. Menendez Warns of Predatory Groups Targeting Sandy Victims
Jun 16 2015 // U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is urging Sandy victims to be wary of scam-artists offering to help them navigate through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
Exec’s Parting Shot: Flood Insurance Program Is a ‘Melting Iceberg’
Jun 3 2015 // The outgoing director of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) says the program is a “melting iceberg” that is incapable of properly managing its various players including the private insurance carriers...
FEMA Sends Out Letters Offering to Review Sandy Claims
Jun 1 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency on May 18 mailed out its first round of letters to the National Flood Insurance Program policyholders who filed Superstorm Sandy-related claims, asking whether they want their claims...
FEMA: Nearly 1,000 Sandy Claimants Signed Up for Claims Review So Far
May 29 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last week sent out its first round of letters to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who filed Superstorm Sandy-related claims, offering them a chance to...
FEMA Reconsidering Private Insurers’ Role in Flood Insurance
May 26 2015 // Federal officials have agreed to consider a proposal calling for an end to the federal flood insurance model that allows private insurance carriers to write and service policies. Senator Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., citing...
FEMA Sends Out 1st Round of Letters Offering to Review Sandy Flood Claims
May 19 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday mailed out its first round of letters to the National Flood Insurance Program policyholders who filed Superstorm Sandy-related claims, asking whether they want their claims...
Senators Convene Sandy Task Force; FEMA Vows Change
May 18 2015 // The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says he wants to fix what went wrong with the process of paying flood insurance claims following Superstorm Sandy. Craig Fugate told the first meeting of a congressional...
Flood Insurance Does Not Cover Debris Removal From Insureds’ Land
May 13 2015 // A federal appeals court in Philadelphia recently ruled that a standard flood insurance policy from the National Flood Insurance Program does not cover the cost of cleaning up storm-generated debris not owned by the...
N.H. Gov. Hassan Appeals FEMA Decision to Deny Disaster Extension
May 12 2015 // New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan is appealing FEMA’s decision to deny an extension for towns’ snow-removal efforts following a blizzard in January. In March, a disaster declaration was approved for the state,...
Sen. Schumer Warns N.Y. Homeowners About Flood Insurance Surcharge
May 12 2015 // U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make major changes to what he described as a new, unfair flood insurance rule that has led to the “misapplication of an...
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 chance for reimbursement. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will begin...
FEMA Chief on Sandy Flood Insurance Claims: ‘We Want to Fix This’
May 4 2015 // The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says he wants to fix what went wrong with the process of paying flood insurance claims following Superstorm Sandy. Craig Fugate told the first meeting of a congressional...
Hurricane Sandy Judges Demand Clearing of Settlement Roadblocks
Apr 28 2015 // Federal officials and flood insurance companies were chastised by a panel of New York judges for imposing delays on settlements with hundreds of Hurricane Sandy victims who alleged their claims were wrongfully denied or...
FEMA Makes Waves with Guidelines on Climate Change
Apr 6 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making some waves with a new requirement that forces states to take into account the possible impact of climate change in their risk assessments before they can receive certain...
FEMA Vows ‘Sweeping’ Flood Insurance Reforms
Apr 6 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it is working to give every Hurricane Sandy survivor who thinks they may have been defrauded or received less than they were entitled to under their National Flood Insurance...
Reports Advise How to Make Flood Insurance Affordable
Mar 31 2015 // A new report suggests the federal flood insurance program may want to target mitigation grants to households with high premiums, urge homeowners to select higher deductibles, expand the educational role of insurance...
New FEMA Guidelines Force the Climate Change Issue
Mar 26 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making some waves with a new requirement that forces states to take into account the possible impact of climate change in their risk assessments before they can receive certain...
