Post-Katrina Insurance Issues Surrounding Water Damage Exclusions in Homeowners' Insurance Policies.

Discusses post-Hurricane Katrina insurance issues in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Analyzes magnitude and impact of flooding; insurance policy language and types of coverage; and claims adjustments, causation, and legal interpretations of policy language. Summarizes related litigation and leg...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Disaster insurance. Floods. Hurricanes. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses post-Hurricane Katrina insurance issues in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Analyzes magnitude and impact of flooding; insurance policy language and types of coverage; and claims adjustments, causation, and legal interpretations of policy language. Summarizes related litigation and legislative response.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.