A User's Guide to Easier Flood Insurance: A Look into the History of Flood Insurance Claims Dispute Processing and Suggestions for Improvement

Authors

Courtney Lauer

Abstract

In 2012, Superstorm Sandy alone produced 144,484 claims for federal flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP was created under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and was designed to limit the impact of flooding on both private and public structures. The NFIP’s self-stated goal was to decrease the socioeconomic effects of natural disasters by encouraging the purchase of flood insurance and general risk insurance.

Recommended Citation

Courtney Lauer, A User's Guide to Easier Flood Insurance: A Look into the History of Flood Insurance Claims Dispute Processing and Suggestions for Improvement, 2016 J. Disp. Resol. (2016)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/jdr/vol2016/iss1/13