Florida hurricane insurance preparation was effective, say officials

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 Marc

The state has said that insurers were responsive to their customers because they were ready. State officials have said that Florida hurricane insurance companies have been responsive to customers. This responsiveness to the damage from two hurricanes this year was the result of preparation. Those hurricanes caused hundreds of millions of damage in that state alone. These were the conclusions shared by the Florida Division of Consumer Services. That division received only 375 calls regarding the way Florida hurricane insurance claims were handled. When taking into consideration that Hurricane Matthew…

National Flood Insurance Program payouts reach $6.5 million in Georgia

December 5, 2016December 3, 2016 G. Turner

Hurricane Matthew national flood insurance program

Residents of the state have now received payments for many of the 1,054 claims made following Matthew. Georgia victims of Hurricane Matthew have now received over $6.5 million in payouts from the National Flood Insurance Program. There were a total of 1,054 claims filed with the federal flooding program by the time November came to an end. Over $2.5 million had already been paid to residents in partial or advance payments. This amount was deducted from the total $6.5 million in payouts that are expected to be made from the…