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Long Beach resident Bob Kaible and his wife, Deborah Raimey, and four other homeowners filed a class-action lawsuit against their insurance company, claiming that they were denied claims based on “fraudulent” reports.

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 … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/26/14

Bob Kaible in front of an empty lot at 24 Michigan St., where a rental property his wife and father-in-law owned once stood. They were forced to sell because their insurance company did not cover the structural damage. On Nov. 7, a federal judge ruled that an engineer working for their insurance company secretly rewrote a report concluding that damage to the home was caused by Sandy, in order to avoid a larger payout.

Judge: Sandy scam ‘ends now’

Attorney Denis Kelly’s office on Park Avenue, above the Long Beach Surf Shop, was bustling last Friday night, as Kelly fielded numerous calls from homeowners who are still fighting their insurance … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/19/14

Senator Charles Schumer held a press conference at the vacant East Hudson Street property of Rena Bonne last October, where he urged FEMA to extend its statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies

Proof of loss deadline extended for Sandy victims

By Alexandra Spychalsky aspychalsky@liherald.com Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced this week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its deadline to … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/1/14

Congress passes flood insurance relief bill

Congress passed a bill last week that will protect thousands of New York homeowners from huge flood insurance premium rate hikes — or having their property values decimated when they try to … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky and Anthony Rifilato | 3/19/14

Senator charles schumer held a press conference last October at a vacant property on East Hudson Street, where he urged FEMA to extend its statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies.

Flood insurance relief bill passes in the Senate

The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that will protect tens of thousands of homeowners from facing huge flood insurance premium rate hikes. The Homeowner Flood Insurance … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 1/30/14

Despite Cuomo's help, a law still needs to be changed

Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters. more

10/10/13

Legislator Dave Denenberg, holding microphone, and other local officials joined residents at an August rally in Mineola to protest a provision of the National Flood Insurance Program.

State to compensate Sandy victims affected by earth-movement exclusion

Hurricane Sandy victims whose flood insurance claims were denied due to an “earth movement” provision may soon see financial relief — but many warn that the fight against the provision is far … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 10/2/13

Debbie and Ron Gialanze were not covered for damage that the National Flood Insurance Program defines as earth movement, even though flooding caused it.

Rallying against FEMA ‘loophole’

“You should have been in your house nine months ago,” County Legislator Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick) told the crowd. “… [T]here was no earth moving, that was floodwaters. This has to … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/4/13

Hope for flood zone homeowners

With flood insurance rates set to rise for more than 800 Valley Stream homeowners who will remain in the high-risk flood zone, a bill currently making its way through the U.S. Senate could delay those increases for at least a year. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/8/13

A home on Michigan Street in LOng Beach is getting a lift in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Federal law takes homes to new heights

Before Sandy there was Biggert-Waters. And if you are having problems fixing up your storm-damaged home or in getting new flood insurance for the next 100-year storm, you can thank Judy Biggert … more

Howard Schwach | 4/12/13

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