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The pandemic and the presidential election dominated the news in 2020, but natural disasters also loomed large across the U.S. There were 22 extreme weather events last year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including the wildfires that spread across California, the tropical storms and hurricanes that pummeled the Atlantic coast, and a handful of tornadoes. Those disasters left more than $95 billion in damages in their wake, with homeowners and businesses large and small bearing the brunt of the costs.
Many homeowners have misconceptions about what their home insurance policy will cover, leaving them with unexpected expenses when disaster strikes. For example, when Policygenius.com, an insurance comparison website, surveyed homeowners last year, more than 53% of them said they believed that flood damage is covered by a standard homeowners insurance policy. (It’s not.) The survey also found tha
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Husch Blackwell LLP recently issued the following announcement.
Levee owner/operators are already feeling the pressure of new and changing requirements across Federal agency programs, and more are on the way. Husch Blackwell’s Levee & Flood Protection practice, the bi-partisan government relations team from Husch Blackwell Strategies and levee owner/operators invite you to a virtual update on the changes occurring in Federal programs that have implications for levee districts or those in levee-protected areas.
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A local perspective on Federal treatment of levees
WRDA 2020: what it says about leveesFrom our multi-state team you’ll hear about what’s up in Washington, DC, with respect to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and congressional committees of jurisdiction; get a glimpse from local owner/operators into how levees are being treated in various federal
(The Center Square) – An estimated 300,000 Florida homes and $145 billion in taxable property are forecast to disappear after sea levels rise a projected 2.5 feet by 2050.