Looks like Katrina soaked the Feds, too

Ouch! Looks like we're not the only ones to get suckered by Allstate. An investigative piece by Rebecca Mowbray in the Times-Picayune seems to indicate that Allstate has been inflating claims covered by federally-subsidized flood insurance and slashing payments for wind damage that Allstate has to pay out of its own pockets.