by MBJ Staff Published: August 26,2011
Tags: disaster, flood insurance, flooding, floods, homeowners insurance, homes, houses, housing, insurance, natural disaster, rain, real estate, residences, severe weather, Weather
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood is requesting the help of Mississippi’s congressional delegation in asking for a federal waiver of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) flood mitigation ordinance for hunting and fishing camps. A recent opinion by the Attorney General’s Office highlights a conflict between state law and FEMA regulations. The opinion recognizes [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: July 11,2011
Tags: federal government, flood insurance, flooding, floods, homeowners, homes, houses, insurance, rain, real estate, severe weather, state government, Weather
WEST MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi flood policyholders insured through the National Flood Insurance Program and affected by the April and May flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries have been granted a 30-day extension to the deadline for filing a proof of loss statement with their insurer. National Flood Insurance Program policyholders are given 60 [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) have called for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to offer lawmakers its recommendations for reforming the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which needs to be reauthorized this year. In a letter to FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, the senators requested FEMA provide these recommendations [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is encouraged by progress by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish an independent review process that communities can use to contest flood map disputes. FEMA briefed congressional offices on the parameters of its plan to create a Flood Map Scientific Resolution Panel system for communities to appeal [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — A top federal official wants to give cities and towns in the Mississippi Delta more time to review maps that outline where flood insurance would be required after facing strong opposition during a public meeting in Arkansas. Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, spoke during a public meeting Monday [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — The continuing failure of Congress to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is placing homeowners at risk during the hurricane season and with the BP oil leak continuing, according to the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). The nation’s flood insurance program has been in lapsed status since June 1, after [...] [...]
MOBILE, Ala. — State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. says it’s shifting its flood insurance business to the federal government, affecting thousands of policyholders in Alabama and Mississippi. Company spokesman David Majors says that as of the end of last month, State Farm had almost 21,000 personal and commercial flood policies in Mississippi and about [...] [...]
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