Insurance Chief Asks FEMA to Waive Flood Coverage Rule for U Iowa November 27, 2013 By Ryan J. Foley Iowa’s top insurance regulator is backing the University of Iowa in a dispute with the federal government over how much...
New Mexico County, Navajo Nation Added To Declaration November 25, 2013 One New Mexico county and the Navajo Nation have been added to a federal disaster declaration that stemmed from severe...
FEMA Says No Deadline Extension for Filing Sandy Flood Insurance Suits November 25, 2013 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said it cannot extend the deadline for Superstorm Sandy victims who may want to...
Federal Aid to Colorado Flood Victims Reaches $100M November 4, 2013 Federal aid to victims of the historic September floods in Colorado has reached $100 million. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Schumer: Sandy Victims Need More Time to Challenge NFIP Payout Amounts in Court October 25, 2013 Two U.S. senators representing New York State, Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, this week called on Federal Emergency...
Sandy Left-Behinds Brace for Second Year With Relief Elusive October 25, 2013 By Elise Young and Freeman Klopott For more than a half-century, Whitey’s Landing on New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay has served boaters pulling up for engine repairs...
A Year After Sandy, a Slow Recovery for Thousands October 24, 2013 By David B. Caruso A year after Superstorm Sandy catastrophically flooded hundreds of miles of eastern U.S. coastline, thousands of people still trying to...
For Some Sandy Victims, Flood Insurance Payouts Fall Short October 21, 2013 By David B. Caruso Many homeowners who got slammed by Superstorm Sandy are finding their flood insurance checks are nowhere near large enough to...
Alabama Coastal Counties Get FEMA Home Mitigation Grants October 21, 2013 Alabama has received a federal grant of nearly $636,000 to help homeowners in the state’s two coastal counties retrofit their...
Vermont to Get More Money to Stem Future Flood Damage October 18, 2013 Vermont is in line to receive up to an estimated $4 million in additional funding to help reduce future flood...