The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday mailed out its first round of letters to the National Flood Insurance Program policyholders who filed Superstorm Sandy-related claims, asking whether they want their claims reviewed.

FEMA is mailing its letters beginning Monday in batches by ZIP codes over several weeks to nearly 142,000 policyholders who filed Sandy-related claims. The policyholders will have 90 days from the date of the notice to contact FEMA if they decide to initiate the review process.

The NFIP has paid out more than $3.5 billion in flood insurance claims to policyholders whose homes were damaged or destroyed. However, the program has drawn scrutiny in recent months after allegations of fraud involving how some insurance companies assessed damage after the October 2012 storm. Insurers have denied wrongdoing.

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