The Storm after the Storm
The following is a script from "The Storm after the Storm" which aired on March 1, 2015. Sharyn Alfonsi is the correspondent. Oriana Zill...
New flood insurance premiums to rise higher than expected
MARSHFIELD – When their policies renew on or after April 1, homeowners with federal flood insurance will begin paying new fees and rates...
Scituate, Marshfield groups offer advice on flood insurance policies, claims
MARSHFIELD – Following a 1992 nor’easter, Doris Crary was able to collect a flood insurance payment for repairs to the roof of her...
2 Quincy councilors contest mayor's flood-map spending
QUINCY – A pair of city councilors are blasting Mayor Thomas Koch for spending at least $360,000 in his fight against Quincy’s...
Marshfield and Scituate Coastal Coalitions seek to influence flood insurance reforms
MARSHFIELD – With legislation mandating the National Flood Insurance Program set to expire in 2017, South Shore residents are joining a...
Koch says Quincy wins challenge of FEMA flood map
The city of Quincy says it has won its challenge of a controversial new flood map issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a...
$33K flood insurance bill could sink Union Beach couple, they say
UNION BEACH — A Union Beach couple who received a flood insurance bill last spring for more than $33,000 even though they raised their...
Flood insurance program must be overhauled
Now that streams in Oregon are rising with runoff from autumn storms, I'm reminded that when it rains, it pours. Oregon's last major...
Senator: Investigate changes to flood-insurance reports
New Jersey's senior U.S. senator has called for a full investigation to determine how many superstorm flood-insurance claims were denied...
Judge rips Sandy insurer over flood report change
A federal judge is ordering flood-insurance providers to disclose any previously concealed drafts of engineering reports in superstorm...
