Hurricane Isaac Survivors Should Submit Insurance Settlements

CLINTON, Miss. – Hurricane Isaac survivors who registered with FEMA in Mississippi and indicated they had insurance coverage should send in their settlement information for review.

The insurance settlement documents allow FEMA to determine if survivors have uninsured or underinsured losses that may be eligible for federal assistance. Decisions on FEMA assistance are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

To submit insurance documentation, here’s what applicants can do:

• Gather insurance documents and any settlement information.
• Write the applicant’s name, FEMA registration number and DR-4081-MS on each page.
• Send a copy of these documents to FEMA by:
• Fax:                800-827-8112
• Mail:               National Processing Service Center, P.O. Box 10055, Hyattsville, MD 20782-8055

Call FEMA with questions at 800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY 800-462-7585. Lines are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and assistance is available in many languages.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.