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Storm damage? - Orlando Sentinel
Posted today (8 hours ago)

Storm damage?
Orlando Sentinel, FL - 1 hour ago
Wind-related damage is covered, but unless you have a separate policy from the National Flood Insurance Program, damage from rising water probably is not. ...
Flood insurance and commonly asked questions MiamiHerald.com
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Tropical Storm McCain has returned to Florida - Palm Beach Post
Posted today (12 hours ago)

Tropical Storm McCain has returned to Florida
Palm Beach Post,  United States - 2 hours ago
That would be national disaster insurance, which the House has passed in the form of legislation sponsored by Reps. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, and Tim Mahoney ...

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Flood Insurance: Do You Have the Right Coverage? - WSAV-TV
Posted today (14 hours ago)

Flood Insurance: Do You Have the Right Coverage?
WSAV-TV, GA - 17 minutes ago
Louie Evans of Wilmington Island has flood insurance in addition to his homeowners insurance and he's not the only one. “I know where I'm located now is ...

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Putnam County library chooses Ottawa site for new facility - LimaOhio.com
Posted today (14 hours ago)

Putnam County library chooses Ottawa site for new facility
LimaOhio.com, OH - 20 minutes ago
... damage because it said that part of the Thomas Street building is in a flood zone and the library board did not have flood insurance on the building. ...

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Most Rensselaer flood victims have no flood insurance - WNYT
Posted today (17 hours ago)

Most Rensselaer flood victims have no flood insurance
WNYT, NY - 3 hours ago
But of those affected, only six have flood insurance. Fifth Street in Rensselaer is where a culvert broke, uprooted and sprayed hundreds of gallons of water ...

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Do you need flood insurance? - WRAL.com
Posted today (18 hours ago)

Do you need flood insurance?
WRAL.com, NC - 4 hours ago
Lenders require homeowners in high-risk areas to get flood insurance, but a quarter of all flood losses involve homes in low-to-moderate risk areas. ...

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Report Fay damage to property insurers promptly - Sun-Sentinel.com
Posted today (21 hours ago)

Report Fay damage to property insurers promptly
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - 7 hours ago
As we reported today, any homes that have water damage from rain rather than wind won't be covered, unless the owners have separate flood insurance policies ...
Insurers all ready to handle Fay MiamiHerald.com
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EDITORIAL: Win for homeowners: STATE REGULATOR TACKLES EXCESSIVE ... - Trading Markets (press release)
Posted today (22 hours ago)

EDITORIAL: Win for homeowners: STATE REGULATOR TACKLES EXCESSIVE ...
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 8 hours ago
Legislators also strengthened the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, which offers lower reinsurance rates to insurers, with the intent that they pass the ...

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News the Campaigns Use - New York Daily News
Posted yesterday.

New York Daily News
News the Campaigns Use
New York Daily News, NY - 1 hour ago
The Dems are also pretty pleased that McCain still opposes a federal disaster insurance program that would be great for hurricane bull’s-eye Florida, ...

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Live After Five gets more funds - Greenwood Index Journal
Posted yesterday.

Live After Five gets more funds
Greenwood Index Journal, SC - 2 hours ago
... language and terminology -- no one inside the city who need to secure flood insurance from the National Flood Insurance Program would be able to do so. ...

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Insurers all ready to handle Fay - MiamiHerald.com
Posted yesterday.

Insurers all ready to handle Fay
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 1 hour ago
Policies are issued through the National Flood Insurance Program. However, a claim can be filed through the same agent who wrote your property insurance ...

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Rates vs. reality: Has our over-correction created a threat? - Tallahassee Democrat
Posted yesterday.

Rates vs. reality: Has our over-correction created a threat?
Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 3 hours ago
Another is an assessment/tax passed along by one of three entities: the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (CAT ...

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McCain supports regional alliance for hurricane-prone areas - Lake Expo
Posted yesterday.

McCain supports regional alliance for hurricane-prone areas
Lake Expo, MO - 27 minutes ago
A catastrophe fund would provide back-up coverage once a state's insured losses exceeded a certain amount. Proponents say it would lower residents' ...

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Property insurers prepared for storm - Florida Today
Posted yesterday.

Property insurers prepared for storm
Florida Today, FL - Aug 18, 2008
... public institutions like the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, or Cat Fund, that provides backup coverage for insurance companies against huge losses. ...

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CONTROLLING THE LAND BY SOAKING THE PEOPLE - NewsWithViews.com
Posted yesterday.

CONTROLLING THE LAND BY SOAKING THE PEOPLE
NewsWithViews.com, OR - 43 minutes ago
In 1968, Congress passed legislation which created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), purportedly in response to the rising costs associated with ...

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Southeast Minnesota still recovering from flood disaster - Minnesota Public Radio
Posted yesterday.

Southeast Minnesota still recovering from flood disaster
Minnesota Public Radio, MN - 9 hours ago
Lilia was one of two people in Stockton who had federal flood insurance. That didn't make things easier, she was forced to slog through a bureaucratic ...

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City works to correct flaws in home damage assessments - Gazette Online
Posted yesterday.

City works to correct flaws in home damage assessments
Gazette Online, IA - 9 hours ago
For those, who like Sims had flood insurance, a damage determination of 50 percent or more of the home's pre-flood value gives the homeowner access to up to ...

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Insurers are ready - just in case - Bradenton Herald
Posted yesterday.

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Insurers are ready - just in case
Bradenton Herald,  United States - 1 hour ago
While some have expressed skepticism about the adequacy of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, which has about $12 billion to cover insurance claims, ...
Video: Raw Video: Tropical Storm Lashes Cuba
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Motorists And Homeowners Need To Prepare For The Storm - InjuryBoard.com
Posted yesterday.

Motorists And Homeowners Need To Prepare For The Storm
InjuryBoard.com, FL - 1 hour ago
It’s also a good time to review your flood insurance or to determine whether you are in a flood zone. In Florida, the Office of Insurance Regulation ...

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Crist over-promises - Palm Beach Post
Posted yesterday.

Crist over-promises
Palm Beach Post,  United States - 1 hour ago
McCain's badmouthing of national disaster insurance. Now, having failed to deliver a promised home-sale surge from Amendment 1, Gov. ...

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Fay unlikely to cause havoc with insurance - Tampabay.com
Posted yesterday.

Fay unlikely to cause havoc with insurance
Tampabay.com, FL - 3 hours ago
But officials from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (or CAT Fund) and Citizens Property Insurance, the two state entities most likely to need ...

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GA Insurance Commission with Advice Ahead of Fay - WSAV-TV
Posted yesterday.

GA Insurance Commission with Advice Ahead of Fay
WSAV-TV, GA - 24 minutes ago
A separate policy must be purchased through the National Flood Insurance Program; contact your agent if you feel you need a flood policy. ...

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CSRA Residents Prepare For Tropical Storm Fay, And Possible ... - WJBF-TV
Posted on Aug 18, 2008 (2 days ago)

CSRA Residents Prepare For Tropical Storm Fay, And Possible ...
WJBF-TV, GA - 2 hours ago
Flood areas are generally near streams, creeks, and low lying areas...most people in those areas are advised to get flood insurance, but someone who wants ...

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Farm Bureau to refile rate hike - MiamiHerald.com
Posted on Aug 18, 2008 (2 days ago)

Farm Bureau to refile rate hike
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 2 hours ago
... law that required insurers to pass on savings to policyholders if they purchased cheaper back-up insurance from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. ...

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Three Democrats, one Republican vie for insurance commissioner - Cape Gazette
Posted on Aug 18, 2008 (2 days ago)

Three Democrats, one Republican vie for insurance commissioner
Cape Gazette, DE - 4 hours ago
“In Delaware, we could put in place a statewide catastrophe fund where people would be covered in case of catastrophe – on top of their flood insurance. ...

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