Sandy Flood Insurance Issues Said to Be Focus of Criminal Probe January 25, 2015 By Christie Smythe New York’s attorney general has opened a criminal probe into accusations by Hurricane Sandy victims that insurance companies rejected claims...
Politicians Vow to Block FEMA From Taking Mistaken Sandy Aid January 20, 2015 By Wayne Parry About 3,000 Superstorm Sandy victims who were either wrongly given storm recovery aid or who were overpaid would not have...
FEMA Found to Have Overpaid Florida Residents by $177M January 7, 2015 By Michael Adams The federal agency that provides grants to states following a major catastrophe is under fire for providing Florida residents an...
Insurers Dogged by Claims of Slanted Sandy Reports December 28, 2014 By David B. Caruso and Michael Kunzelman When Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast, flood insurance companies working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency dispatched an army...
FEMA Sets Up Interim Flood Insurance Advocate December 22, 2014 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched the interim office of the Flood Insurance Advocate. The interim office will...
North Dakota to Receive $1.2M for Flood Mitigation Efforts December 18, 2014 North Dakota is receiving $1.2 million in federal funds for flood mitigation efforts and home buyouts in Cass County. Members...
SBA Loans Impacting Grant Money for Sandy Victims December 15, 2014 By Emily C. Dooley When Superstorm Sandy left Denise Erickson’s home with a collapsed foundation, a loan from the Small Business Administration looked like...
FEMA Provides $3.9M Funds for Tornado Debris Removal in Mississippi December 11, 2014 The city of Louisville and Winston County in Mississippi are being given $3.9 million in federal funds to assist with...
Sandy Flood Insurers Ordered to Disclose Drafts of Engineering Reports December 9, 2014 By Christie Smythe A Travelers Cos. unit and other flood insurers accused by Hurricane Sandy victims in New York of using falsified engineering...
Travelers Unit Sued Over Allegedly Manipulated Sandy Report December 7, 2014 By Christie Smythe A Travelers Cos. unit was sued by two New York homeowners who accused it of using a doctored engineering report...