Coastal Windstorm Insurance: Time for the Feds to Step In?
Coastal Windstorm Insurance: Time for the Feds to Step In?~ Recent months have seen a spate of trouble in the world of windstorm insurance for homeowners. In Florida, insurance company State Farm has announced plans to pull out of the state, after state regulators refused to allow a premium increase ... more
In Florida, a Plague of Bad Drywall
In Florida, a Plague of Bad Drywall~ Homeowners Complain of Rotten-Egg Smells - and Worse. Other States Likely Involved Also As if there hasn't been enough trouble recently for Florida builders and homeowners, now there's more: Defective drywall imported from China in the boom years of 2004, 2005, and 2006 ... more
Controversy Dogs New Orleans FEMA Office
Controversy Dogs New Orleans FEMA Office~ It's going on four years since Hurricane Katrina's flooding devastated the City of New Orleans, but recovery efforts are still partial and halting. Now, FEMA's recovery office in the city has come under new fire. Besides charges of bureaucratic inefficiency and foot-dragging, newly-elected Louisiana ... more
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