The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) says it is receiving reports of price gouging by towing companies and impound lots in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Member companies are already receiving bills with classic signs of price exploitation. For a …
The Haitian government is calling on other countries and international organizations to provide emergency humanitarian aid after Hurricane Sandy caused major damage to the impoverished nation. The eye of the storm passed west of Haiti the night of Oct. 24. …
The auto industry could see an extra bump from those who delayed purchases or need to replace vehicles damaged during Hurricane Sandy, reports Edmunds.com, an online resource for automotive information. “In Hurricane Katrina, which affected a much less populated area …
The vast destruction wreaked by the superstorm-driven flood surge in New York City this week could have been prevented with a sea barrier of the type that protects major cities in Europe, some scientists and engineers say. The multibillion-dollar price …
Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer stood along the Hudson River and watched his research come to life as Hurricane Sandy blew through New York. Just eight months earlier, the Princeton University professor reported that what used to be once-in-a-century devastating floods …
Authorities say 12 houses on New York’s Fire Island were swept to sea by the storm. Chris Soller, superintendent of the Fire Island National Seashore, said 80 percent of the remaining houses sustained some kind of damage. The Suffolk County …
Many homeowners who suffered losses because of flooding from Hurricane Sandy are likely to find themselves out of luck. Standard homeowners policies don’t cover flooding damage, and the vast majority of homeowners don’t have flood insurance. Yet it’s likely that …
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses from Sandy to onshore properties in the U.S. will be between $7 and$15 billion. AIR estimates include wind and storm surge damage to onshore residential, commercial and industrial properties and their …
Water quality in Connecticut may have been compromised by sewage backups or pollution caused by raging seawater churned up by Superstorm Sandy. The Hartford Courant reports that Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia says the city’s sewage treatment plant was to be …
Rhode Island officials say Providence’s hurricane barrier performed well as high tides added to problems created by the pounding by Superstorm Sandy. John McPhearson of the Army Corps of Engineers told WPRO that the barrier performed “flawlessly,” holding back the …