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To Fix FEMA’s National Flood Insurance, Take a Page From USDA’s Federal Crop Insurance (Part 1 of a 2 Part Series)

September 18th, 2017
Contributor: Kenneth D. Ackerman
It will take months to calculate the damage Hurricanes Harvey and Irma unleashed on Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and other states this summer: lives lost, homes destroyed, businesses wrecked, property damage in the tens of billions of dollars.  But be… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tags: Attorney, Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, Congress, Crop Insurance, FCIC, FEMA, Flood, Florida, Harvey, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, Hurricane, Insurance, Irma, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Law Firm, Lawyer, Louisiana, National Flood Insurance Program, NFIP, Texas

Texas and Florida Farmers: Time to Face Crop Loss

September 11th, 2017
Contributors: Kenneth D. Ackerman, Elliot Belilos
It will take months to calculate the damage Hurricanes Harvey and Irma unleashed this summer on the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Florida: dozens of lost lives, hundreds of thousands of destroyed homes, tens of billions in property damage and untol… Read More
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Categories: USDA
Tags: Attorney, Crop Insurance, Crop Loss, Elliot Belilos, Farm, Farmers, FCIC, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Flood, Florida, Harvey, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Law Firm, Lawyer, Louisiana, Risk Management Agency, Texas, USDA

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