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...
FEMA Agrees to Fargo, North Dakota, Flood Insurance Basement Exemption January 25, 2015 Fargo, N.D’s acting mayor says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has moved to continue to allow homeowners to have basements...
Flood-Control Canal-Widening Completed in Southern Louisiana January 6, 2015 A project to help reduce flooding in much of northern Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana is finished. Officials expected to pay...
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...
Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Redesign Grand River Floodwalls December 23, 2014 Grand Rapids, Mich., is redesigning its flood protection system along the Grand River after years of resistance to calls by...
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...
South Louisiana Property Owners not Happy with Levee Plan December 18, 2014 A levee proposal by the North Lafourche Levee District in Louisiana is receiving flak from landowners who aren’t pleased 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...