Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Addresses Insurance Challenges August 20, 2013 The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, led by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, issued a report Monday...
Stilt Houses in Greenwich, Conn., Foreshadow Impact of New Flood Maps August 19, 2013 In the coastal areas of Greenwich, Connecticut, the latest housing craze requires hydraulic jacks, pylons and stilts. One home towers...
Massachusetts Sees Spike in Hurricane Sandy Title Scams August 5, 2013 The Registry of Motor Vehicles is warning consumers in western Massachusetts to watch out for scammers who sell cars with...
New York’s MTA Obtains $200M of Protection With Catastrophe Bonds August 1, 2013 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which suffered $4.8 billion in damage from Superstorm Sandy last year, obtained $200 million of protection...
MTA Plans Catastrophe Bond Sale Linked to Storm Damage, S&P Says July 16, 2013 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to use bonds designed to help New York City’s subway operator guard against storm surge...
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Proposes $20B Flood Plan After Sandy June 11, 2013 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for a $20 billion system of flood barriers to protect low-lying areas from storms...
Sandy Lesson for Business Owners: Read Policy, Keep Track of Notice Provisions April 28, 2013 It’s been six months since Superstorm Sandy made its landfall on the coast of New Jersey and became one of...
Katrina, Sandy Offer Similar Lessons for Builders March 28, 2013 By Janet McConnaughey Lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy about how best to limit damage to buildings closely track those of Katrina, a federal...
Swiss Re Study for 2012 Losses: $77 Bn Insured; $186 Bn Economic March 27, 2013 Swiss Re has released its latest sigma study, which found that economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached...
N.J. Gov.: FEMA May Scale Back Hazardous Designations in New Flood Maps March 25, 2013 Since shortly after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the Jersey shore last October, homeowners up and down the coast have agonized over...