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Facebook rakes in political ad money as campaigns flood the only digital channel available

October 8, 2020
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  • Ads from politicians and campaigns accounted for at least 3% of Facebook’s estimated third-quarter U.S. revenue, according to data from Facebook’s ad library and the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • Google has dramatically limited targeting for political ads and Twitter banned them altogether, leaving Facebook as the only game in town for many campaigns.
  • “For better or worse — mostly worse — Facebook is the de facto place you go,” said Nick Fitz, CEO of online donations site Momentum, which powers the Defeat by Tweet campaign.



a man in a suit standing in front of a flat screen television: Former Vice President Joe Biden, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, wears a protective mask during a NowThis economic address seen on a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, May 8, 2020.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, wears a protective mask during a NowThis economic address seen on a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, May 8, 2020.

Anti-Trump super PAC Defeat by Tweet launched in June and has run up an advertising bill of more than $800,000 with an online campaign that encourages people to automatically donate

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Denham Springs earns discount on federal flood insurance; decrease to start Oct. 1 | Livingston/Tangipahoa

September 29, 2020
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DENHAM SPRINGS — Property owners in Denham Springs who subscribe to federal flood insurance policies will see a 10% discount in their insurance premiums after Oct. 1, following a recent positive verification of the city’s Community Rating System field verification.

Mayor Gerard Landry was notified Sept. 17 that the National Flood Insurance Program had reviewed its earlier findings based on a five-year verification system and that the results were the lowering of the flood insurance premiums.

The notification read in part, “Congratulations! The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, has determined that the City of Denham Springs will increase to a Class 8 in the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System. The floodplain management activities implemented by your community qualify it for a 10 percent discount on flood insurance premiums for NFIP policies issued or renewed in special Flood Hazard Areas on or after Oct. 1.”

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Flood Insurance Policies Expiring This Year – United States Virgin Islands

September 29, 2020
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ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – Following the devastating disasters and hurricane season of 2017, FEMA purchased three-year flood insurance policies for thousands of disaster survivors whose homes were flooded. Those policies are set to expire this year, and survivors need to purchase a new flood insurance policy, or obtain other flood insurance, in order to remain eligible for future FEMA assistance.

Part of the eligibility of receiving financial assistance after a flood is that a homeowner or renter must obtain and maintain flood insurance to ensure that there is no lapse in coverage. If a property affected by a flood is sold, the new owners are required to have flood insurance for the property as well.

Participants must purchase a flood insurance policy or they will be ineligible to receive most forms of assistance in subsequent disasters.

In the U.S. Virgin Islands there are 15 policies expiring from hurricanes

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MyFloodInsurance.com Offers New Platform to Compare, Quote and Purchase Flood Insurance Policies

September 29, 2020
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MELBOURNE, Fla., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The MyFloodInsurance.com website has gone live for consumers and agents to quote, compare and purchase flood insurance policies from multiple flood insurance companies, as well as from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) administered by FEMA. The free, one-stop site is aimed at giving users the ability to research and select from competitive flood insurance rates and customized coverages to help best protect their property in the event of flood damage.

Aurora Technologies developed the website to assist the self-reliant consumer, as well as support insurance agents in securing flood coverage. Through MyFloodInsurance.com, property owners complete three simple steps to generate flood coverage quotes from the NFIP and various private insurance offerings in less than one minute. Insurance agents are given credentialed access to discover and write flood policies from several top-rated private flood companies and one of the largest providers of

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Whitehall superintendent calls insurance response to flood ‘disgusting’

September 26, 2020
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WHITEHALL – The August storms that submerged the village in 4 to 5 feet of flood waters and knocked out power to a 1,000 also devastated the schools.

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Whitehall Central School District’s high school floors and walls were covered an inch of backed up water and sewage, and the elementary school gymnasium and kitchen were soaked with 6 inches of rain after wind knocked out the school’s sky lights.

With fall reopening looming, the district scrambled, spending $600,000 to make repairs and dry out the floors. While the elementary school has opened to students, the high school remains uninhabitable – shuttered to all but a handful of administrators clustered in one wing. And Superintendent Patrick Dee said he still has no idea if the district’s insurance carrier, New York School Insurance Reciprocal (NYSIR), will cover the cost of repairing the multimillion dollar damage.

“I’m beyond frustrated,” Dee said.

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The Importance of Home Flood Insurance

May 4, 2020
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A flood insurance is separate from your usual homeowner’s insurance. It is provided by a few insurance companies and comes with its own terms and pricing. This kind of insurance is not mandatory for every homeowner but only to those who live in a designated flood area and has a home mortgage. These places are usually designated by the Federal government as close to main rivers, oceans and dangerous flooding zones. For those who live away from these bodies of water, this insurance is available but only optional. Nevertheless, it is still a good idea to get a policy if your home has a history of flooding from small ponds nearby, excessive rainfall or snow melts.

Remember that while floods can cause a huge destruction, the damage it caused is not covered by a homeowner’s insurance. A home flood insurance offers the special coverage you would need to protect your … Read More

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What You Should Know About Flood Insurance

May 4, 2020
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It was in 1968 that the United States Congress initiated the National Flood Insurance Program so that ensuing related private and business property damage would be reduced. Available through insurance companies and insurance agencies, the coverage is managed and dictated by government laws and can protect the property owner from damage caused by flooding.

A Standard Insurance policy for a dwelling is meant as coverage for a one, two, three or four-family residential building, as well as a single-family home.

A general property flood policy can insure five or more family residential buildings, as well as buildings that are not used for a residence.

A Residential Condominium Building Association policy can insure a residential condo association building.

This type of policy should incorporate two types of related coverage: building property and personal property, defined as the contents in your premises.

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