Hawley Surveys Missouri Tornado Damage, Puts Insurance Companies on Notice

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Monday, May 19, 2025
ST. LOUIS, MO.— Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was on the ground in St. Louis, Missouri to meet with victims and survey the damage inflicted by Friday’s tornadoes. The storm claimed the lives of five people, injured 38, and damaged approximately 5,000 structures, resulting in $1.6 billion in damages.
The Senator was briefed by the mayor, fire chief, police chief, and officials from Ameren Corporation. He also met with non-profit groups, first responders, and other community leaders. In addition, he had the chance to walk the neighborhoods that had been hit hardest and speak with residents impacted.
Seeing the damage today in north St. Louis. These are good people who have been hit hard. We are going to need lots of assistance to rebuild. FEMA needs to come in strong. And insurers need to pay claims IN FULLpic.twitter.com/vFEDIGdynL
“These are beautiful neighborhoods full of exceptional people. And now they need our help. I support Governor Kehoe’s call for an emergency disaster declaration,”Senator Hawley said.“Now the federal government and insurance companies need to do their part to help these good people rebuild. There’s a lot of claims that need to be paid. We will be tenacious in seeing that these insurance companies pay claims to every person who has been injured or had property damaged. This is the real acid test for these insurance companies. I hope they will uphold their end of the contract–and if you can’t get your claim processed, come to me.”
Senator Hawley’s office has created aspecial landing page and tip linefor constituents to report any problems with insurance claims following the storms.
Last week, Senator Hawley chaired a subcommitteehearingthat exposed how insurance companies routinely deny or underpay insurance claims following recent natural disasters. He hascommittedto holding insurance companies accountable for paying out insurance claims as victims begin to rebuild.
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