FEMA Will Allow 144,000 Sandy Victims To Reopen Claims

The National Flood Insurance Program plans to begin sending 144,000 letters in the coming weeks to homeowners from North Carolina to Maine to begin the complex job of reviewing claims for superstorm Sandy victims who suspect they were cheated out of money to rebuild. Those letters, which could arrive by the end of April, will direct homeowners who want their claims reopened to dial an 800 number to a call center that will open soon. Cases will then be reviewed by adjusters, engineers and others overseen by the official in charge of reforming the troubled flood insurance program.