U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has announced the details of a new insurance claim review process that is designed to benefit thousands of homeowners who were underpaid after Hurricane Sandy. Schumer’s announcement, last Friday in Long Beach, came as the …
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By Matthew Ern
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6/3/15
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If you live in Island Park or Oceanside, if you were expecting lower flood insurance premiums, be prepared for a surprise.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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4/22/15
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The good news is that residents who live on or near the water will continue to receive subsidized rates on their flood insurance policies, thanks to the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act.
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By Laura Schofer
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4/15/15
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After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/18/15
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Kate Hughes says that her 90-year-old mother, “Muzzy” — as she’s known to her neighbors and friends — has been victimized twice: once by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, and again, for the …
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By Mary Malloy
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3/12/15
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is close to reaching a final settlement with Hurricane Sandy victims who filed lawsuits against their flood insurance carriers after the storm, claiming they …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/4/15
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Q. We’re having a flooding problem. The neighbors behind us rebuilt their home and also raised their yard, sloping into ours.
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2/26/15
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A master plan that would provide a roadmap for drainage infrastructure upgrades on local streets in south Seaford and Wantagh is in the works, thanks to funding provided through the New York Rising Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program.
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By Laura Schofer
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2/25/15
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Attorneys representing a group of Hurricane Sandy victims who contend that their claims were denied by their insurance company based on “doctored” damage reports filed a federal class-action …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/26/14
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Sharon Lavelle, a 50-year resident of Mitchell Street in Bellmore, said she was in her basement when 5 ½ feet of water gushed in from the pond. “I nearly got sucked down my sump pump,” Lavelle said. “I nearly drowned in my basement.”
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By Brian Racow
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11/20/14
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