A former administrator of the National Flood Insurance Program says he does not believe State Farm committed fraud while adjusting claims after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
David Maurstad, NFIP administrator for 4 years beginning in June 2004, testified for the insurer in Mississippi federal court during a whistle-blower trial.
Former independent adjusters Cori and Kerri Rigsby allege the company defrauded the federal government by shifting wind losses to flood loss reimbursed by the NFIP.
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