Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a proposal aimed at softening the impact of new federal flood insurance rules on many coastal homeowners. The bill, backed by House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Attorney General Martha Coakley, is scheduled for debate on Wednesday. …
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to review rules that resulted in insurance coverage denials for some Superstorm Sandy victims. Gillibrand’s letter this week came after reports that the National Flood Insurance Program is …
Irene Sobolov believes the first floor of her house is just that. The federal government and her insurance company say it’s a basement. The semantics, Sobolov has learned, are very expensive. Sobolov and others whose lower-level apartments or businesses sustained …