Ocean Spring, Miss., officials have voted to buy flood insurance for city-owned properties from the National Flood Insurance Program. The Sun Herald reports the city is insured for other hazards, but the policy does not include flood coverage. Alderman Bobby …
The Lincoln, Neb., fire department has begun testing deployment of a medically equipped pickup to minor medical emergencies rather than sending out ambulances and fire trucks to every emergency call. The hope is that the pickup will help the department …
Federal officials are putting fresh pressure on Congress to take action on the National Flood Insurance Program, whose authorization expires at the end of this month, one day before hurricane season begins. The NFIP has been a political football in …
A New York appeals court recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a homeowner was not entitled to coverage under the policy from the National Flood Insurance Program because he failed to follow the proof-of-loss requirement. The case involves Robert …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has developed into a lean, mean fighting machine, according to the organization’s president, David Sampson. It’s been eight years since the merger between two trade insurance groups -the Alliance of American Insurers …
Flood protection might be the last concern of Texas wildfire survivors these days. Yet Texans — even those who live in areas not rated at high risk of flooding — should consider purchasing a flood insurance policy now. Flood risk …
Congress has approved yet another resolution to fund parts of the federal government including the nation’s flood insurance program on a short-term basis. This time the funding runs until Dec. 16. The Senate passed the short-term funding bill on Thursday …
Two North Carolina state officials want flood insurance claims adjusters to return to areas pummeled by Hurricane Irene to ensure home and business inspections are performed adequately so damage claims can be resolved as winter approaches. State Insurance Commissioner Wayne …
A decision is pending from the Mississippi Supreme Court in another wind vs. water case, this one involving a Pascagoula home subjected to 6.3 feet of storm surge. The National Flood Insurance Program paid Jackson County sheriff’s deputy Michael Robichaux …
The federal program that insures homes against flood damage expires next Friday and is at risk of not being renewed, even as an early fall storm threatens to inundate much of the northeastern United States yet again. Industry executives say …