While a bid to add wind coverage to federal flood insurance has stalled in Congress, a southern senator is pitching a compromise bill that seeks to bridge the gap over wind-vs.-water damage claims.
As this edition went to press, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., was planning to introduce legislation last week to hasten the settlement of claims when a home shows evidence of damage by both a windstorm and storm surge-driven water.
The move came a week after a separate bill in the House to incorporate wind coverage into National Flood Insurance Program policies was tabled.
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