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IS GOVERNOR
OFF THE HOOK?
Report: Questions remain, but no proof Christie knew of bridge plot. STORY, A7

ROAD TO RECOVERY

FEMA AGREES
TO REFORMS
Flood-insurance changes to aid victims
This goes a long way in helping

RUSS ZIMMER @RUSSZIMMER

MEET
ORION

SECAUCUS After weeks of criticism from superstorm Sandy victims, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reversed course Friday and agreed
to a series of flood-insurance reforms that advocates
say should benefit victims.
The reforms, announced by Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, along with Reps. Frank Pallone
and Bill Pascrell Jr., all Democrats, have been agreed
to by FEMA leadership and include the following:
All engineering reports that were secretly modified will be provided to policyholders;
Penalize insurers just as much when they underpay a legitimate flood-insurance claim as when they
overpay;
Reinstate the flood-insurance appeals of 270
Sandy victims; and
Speed up the installment of a flood-insurance advocates office within FEMA.
George Kasimos, the Realtor who started the Stop
FEMA Now out of frustration, praised the developments, especially the creation of a consumer advocate
within FEMA.

mediate our claims instead of litigating


our claims.
GEORGE KASIMOS,

FOUNDER OF THE STOP FEMA NOW GROUP

This goes a long way in helping mediate our claims


instead of litigating our claims, he told the Asbury
Park Press after the announcement. Mediating our
claims will help us with quicker resolutions and more
money for the homeowner because we wont have to
hire an attorney who will subtract his fees from the
award.
Complaints over flood insurance payouts have been
consistently cited by Sandy victims as one of the reasons why they have been unable to rebuild, especially
as reconstruction of flood-damaged homes lingers into
its third year.
Menendez and Booker had a meeting with FEMA
See REFORMS, Page A9

NASAs new spacecraft


made a dramatic journey
3,604 miles beyond Earth.
The achievement opens a new
era of human exploration
to put people on Mars.
STORY, A12

CHAMPS!
Matawan upends Carteret
to win the Central Group III
championship. SPORTS, C1

OBAMA PRAISES CHOICE FOR DEFENSE SECRETARY; URGES QUICK OK PAGE 1B

PROTESTS CONTINUE TO SPREAD


STORIES, A9 and 1B

EX-BROOKDALE HEAD PAROLED


STORY, A3

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