by MBJ Staff Published: May 25,2012
Tags: bills, federal agency, federal government, federal program, flood insurance, flooding, floods, home insurance, insurance, lawmakers, laws, legislative, levees, rain, senators, severe weather, Weather
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) issued the following statement following Senate approval of a 60-day extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in conjunction with an agreement to begin debate on a long-term reauthorization measure in June: “I am pleased an agreement has been reached that will allow a short extension of the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 23,2012
Tags: federal government, fishing camps, flood insurance, flooding, floods, hunting camps, insurance, rain, severe weather, snow, state government, Weather
JACKSON — The Mississippi House has approved a bill to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplains codes at hunting and fishing camps and remain in the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill would remove the hunting- and-fishing-camp exemption from floodplains regulations. The bill was held for the possibility of more House debate. Similar bills [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 30,2012
Tags: flood insurance, homeowners insurance, hurricanes, insurance, real estate, severe weather, state government, storm surge, tropical weather, Weather, wind, Wind Pool
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Members of Mississippi’s wind pool board are in London this week to seek low reinsurance rates — a key factor in the cost of policyholders’ premiums. The Mississippi Press reports that the board left Saturday and are expected to return Friday. The Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association is the insurer of last [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 27,2011
Tags: businesses, disaster, disaster preparedness, federal government, flood insurance, flooding, floodplain, floodplain codes, floods, homeowners, homes, municipal government, natural disaster, rains, severe weather, state law, Weather
PASCAGOULA — Pascagoula officials are asking lawmakers to amend a state law and allow local governments to enforce federal floodplain codes at hunting and fishing camps so they can qualify for the National Flood Insurance Program. City attorney Eddie Williams tells the Mississippi Press the change is required because the state’s exemption on such properties [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 27,2011
Tags: courts, flood insurance, homeowners, homeowners insurance, homes, hurricanes, insurance, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather
PASCAGOULA — The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned a judgment for an insurance company in a wind vs. water case involving a Pascagoula home hit by 6.3 feet of storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The National Flood Insurance Program paid Michael Robichaux and his wife, Mary, who has since died, policy limits for [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 16,2011
Tags: federal government, flood insurance, flooding, floods, homeowners insurance, insurance, levees, rain, severe weather, Weather
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), are encouraging community leaders, engineers and people in flood-prone areas to assess and then comment on a new “levee-inclusive” risk assessment process that will replace the “without levee” method criticized by the lawmakers earlier this year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 20,2011
Tags: flood insurance, flood protection, flooding, floods, homeowners, homeowners insurance, homes, houses, rains, real estate, residential real estate, severe weather
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) have launched an effort to convince their colleagues to overturn a provision in Senate legislation that would require federal flood insurance coverage in areas already protected by levees, dams or other flood control structures. Cochran and Pryor are asking their colleagues to join them [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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