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...
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...
Lawmakers: Sandy Flood Insurance Concerns Will Be Addressed December 6, 2014 By Jill Colvin Federal emergency officials are taking new steps to address concerns from homeowners still struggling to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy more...
Western New York Governments Seek Federal Help for Storm December 6, 2014 Communities in western New York are tallying the costs of last month’s epic snowstorm to see if it meets the...
Hartford Unit Faces Racketeering Suit on Sandy Claims December 4, 2014 By Christie Smythe A couple claiming damage from Hurricane Sandy filed court papers accusing a Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unit, an engineering...
Update: Hartford Unit Accused of Using Fudged Hurricane Sandy Report December 3, 2014 By Christie Smythe and Erik Larson A Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unit was accused by a lawyer representing Hurricane Sandy victims of using a falsified...