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FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, met with Sens. Bob Mendenez, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Mar. 11.

After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 3/18/15

Long Beach attorney Denis Kelly said that a tentative settlement with FEMA may be reached this week.

FEMA nearing settlement with Sandy victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is close to reaching a final settlement with Hurricane Sandy victims who filed lawsuits against their flood insurance carriers after the storm, claiming they … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/4/15

Long Beach resident Bob Kaible and his wife, Deborah Raimey, and four other homeowners filed a class-action lawsuit against their insurance company, claiming that they were denied claims based on “fraudulent” reports.

Sandy victims file class-action suit

Attorneys representing a group of Hurricane Sandy victims who contend that their claims were denied by their insurance company based on “doctored” damage reports filed a federal class-action … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/26/14

Bob Kaible in front of an empty lot at 24 Michigan St., where a rental property his wife and father-in-law owned once stood. They were forced to sell because their insurance company did not cover the structural damage. On Nov. 7, a federal judge ruled that an engineer working for their insurance company secretly rewrote a report concluding that damage to the home was caused by Sandy, in order to avoid a larger payout.

Judge: Sandy scam ‘ends now’

Attorney Denis Kelly’s office on Park Avenue, above the Long Beach Surf Shop, was bustling last Friday night, as Kelly fielded numerous calls from homeowners who are still fighting their insurance … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/19/14

Congress passes flood insurance relief bill

Congress passed a bill last week that will protect thousands of New York homeowners from huge flood insurance premium rate hikes — or having their property values decimated when they try to … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky and Anthony Rifilato | 3/19/14

Despite Cuomo's help, a law still needs to be changed

Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters. more

10/10/13

Legislator Dave Denenberg, holding microphone, and other local officials joined residents at an August rally in Mineola to protest a provision of the National Flood Insurance Program.

State to compensate Sandy victims affected by earth-movement exclusion

Hurricane Sandy victims whose flood insurance claims were denied due to an “earth movement” provision may soon see financial relief — but many warn that the fight against the provision is far … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 10/2/13

Debbie and Ron Gialanze were not covered for damage that the National Flood Insurance Program defines as earth movement, even though flooding caused it.

Rallying against FEMA ‘loophole’

“You should have been in your house nine months ago,” County Legislator Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick) told the crowd. “… [T]here was no earth moving, that was floodwaters. This has to … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/4/13

Many residents whose homes sustained more than 50 percent damage from Sandy received letters from the city informing them that they have to rebuild or elevate their houses to comply with FEMA requirements.

Hundreds of Long Beach homes need to be rebuilt

Fred Vordermeier, 39, who moved to Long Beach from Manhattan with his wife in 2009 to raise a family, pays $3,600 a year for flood insurance. He said that the foundation of his East Chester Street … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/27/13

State says 10 banks hold back millions in Sandy aid

The New York State Department of Financial Services said on Tuesday that it had identified 10 banks that have been slowest to pay insurance claims to Hurricane Sandy victims, and told them to speed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

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