Christmas Tree Sellers Feel Effects of New Mexico Wildfire December 7, 2022 By Alaina Mencinger MORA, N.M. (AP) _ The Monday after Thanksgiving, Deanna Trujillo stood in the bed of her truck, watching Christmas tree...
Fla. Supreme Court Suspends License of Mobile Claim Center Lawyer November 29, 2022 By Jim Sams The Florida Supreme Court on Monday suspended the law license of attorney Jennifer Perez, who was in charge of a...
Smith Island Changed Course After Hurricane Devastation November 28, 2022 By Kristian Jaime SMITH ISLAND, Md. (AP) — For the people of Smith Island, weather guides a way of life as much as...
Law Firm Denies Charges it Tried to Deceive Florida Hurricane Victims November 22, 2022 By Jim Sams The attorney accused of setting up a deceptive “mobile claim center” to solicit hurricane victims filed a motion on Monday...
Researchers Say Misleading FEMA Flood Maps Understate Risk November 3, 2022 By William Rabb Researchers at North Carolina State University have added their voices to the growing number of people who say that federal...
NFIP: 43,000 Flood Claims and $273 Million Paid So Far After Hurricane Ian November 2, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding flood insurance policyholders hit by Hurricane Ian that they have an extra three...
Hurricane Ian’s Lucrative Cleanup Deals Generate New Storm October 28, 2022 By Mike Schneider It has been a month since Hurricane Ian wiped out parts of southwest Florida. Now multimillion-dollar cleanup contracts are generating...
In Hurricane Ian’s Wake, Dangers Persist, Worsen in Parts October 4, 2022 By Bobby Caina Calvan and Mike Schneider FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — People kayaking down streets that were passable just a day or two earlier. Hundreds of...
Climate Change Is Overwhelming US Flood Maps, FEMA Head Says September 6, 2022 By Victoria Cavaliere Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and...
State Farm to Pay $100 Million to Federal Government for Hurricane Katrina Claims August 25, 2022 By Chad Hemenway State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. and two former claims-adjuster sisters, who more than 16 years ago filed a lawsuit...