North Carolina Officials Want Answers on Flood Claims

Two North Carolina state officials want flood insurance claims adjusters to return to areas pummeled by Hurricane Irene to ensure home and business inspections are performed adequately so damage claims can be resolved as winter approaches. State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and Bob Etheridge — Gov. Beverly Perdue’s adviser on the recovery from the late August hurricane — wrote to the National Flood Insurance Program, which is under the Federal Emergency Management Agency.