Should auld acquaintance be forgot? Absolutely not!

Last Updated on Friday, March 01, 2013 05:20 pm Written by Cindy Nevitt Friday, March 01, 2013 01:00 am

Lightning struck twice in the same place last week.

I know, because it hit me.

Well, in a manner of speaking, it hit me. (Pause for all the disappointed readers who need to come to grips with the fact that I am not writing from the grave.)

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How to make flood insurance program one based on true risk

Written by Cindy Nevitt Friday, February 22, 2013 09:54 am

In five years, your flood insurance policy will transition fully from one that is subsidized by the federal government to one that is fully paid by you in an amount that reflects the actual risk your property stands of being flooded in a 100-year storm.

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Post Sandy: We are never, ever, ever getting our lives back together

Last Updated on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:59 am Written by Cindy Nevitt Friday, February 15, 2013 01:00 am

Almost four months have passed since the Jersey Shore was hammered by a storm of historic proportions, and Sandy fatigue is beginning to set in. Just as we got past the task of cleaning up, we had to deal with insurance matters.

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February: The month of fake holidays

Written by Cindy Nevitt Friday, February 08, 2013 11:43 am

Despite its shortened length, day-challenged February is chock full of fake holidays. It’s like the calendar makers decided a wealth of made-up holidays would atone for the short shrift February gets every year.

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3 months after Sandy: Where’s the money?

Written by Cindy Nevitt Friday, February 01, 2013 01:00 am

Three months after Sandy, owners of storm-damaged properties along the coast are growing understandably impatient and demanding to know: Where’s the money?

For the most part, people with flood insurance are waiting for settlements that haven’t come, offers that haven’t been made, explanations that haven’t been given and itemized lists of damages that haven’t been shared. And those are the lucky ones, because they’ve had an adjuster visit their property and assess their damages.

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