Texas Counties See Drop in Flood Policies, Insurance Department Says September 10, 2020 A number of flood-prone Texas counties have seen a decline in the number of flood insurance policies in place, the...
Mississippi City Hit by April Tornado Awaiting Repayment for $1.45M Cleanup Costs September 2, 2020 A southwest Mississippi city has paid $1.45 million to clean up from an April 23 tornado and now awaits reimbursement...
Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Hurricane Disaster Assistance Fraud March 19, 2020 A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to lying about damage caused by Hurricane Irma. Bernita Willette Carswell, 36, pleaded guilty...
FEMA Opens Intake Center in Nashville for Tornado Victims March 12, 2020 As residents continued to dig out from a series of deadly tornadoes that hit Tennessee last week, the Federal Emergency...
FEMA Grants $131M to Flooded Schools in West Virginia February 3, 2020 Gov. Jim Justice’s office announced on Friday that West Virginia will receive more than $131 million (118 million euros) to...
Florida Man Accused of Making Fraudulent Hurricane Irma Claims January 27, 2020 A Florida man has been accused of lying about damage caused by Hurricane Irma, federal prosecutors announced this week. An...
Feds Charge 2 Florida Women with Hurricane Irma Disaster Assistance Fraud January 21, 2020 Two Florida women have been accused of lying about damage caused by Hurricane Irma in separate cases, federal prosecutors announced...
North Carolina to Create Program to Help Dorian Victims After FEMA Rejection October 16, 2019 Gov. Roy Cooper aims to create a state-funded program to help residents in four North Carolina counties recover from Hurricane...
U.S. Private Flood Insurance: The Journey to Build a New Market September 27, 2019 By Nancy Watkins and David D. Evans Not long ago, private flood insurance was thought to be an impossible dream in the property/casualty sector. There were numerous...
FEMA Officials Arrested on Fraud Charges Linked to Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria Aid September 11, 2019 By Michael Deibert Federal Emergency Management Agency officials who oversaw the reconstruction of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid and the former president of Cobra...