NationalQuotes.com has learned that less than a week after Hurricane Sandy accosted the Northeast coastline 2 more bodies were discovered on Staten Island, totaling 113 deaths and thousands of homes damaged.

Officials are hopeful that the carnage from the record 14-foot surge that slammed into New York Harbor is finally over; but the destruction remains in the minds and hearts of individuals nationwide. In the Caribbean, Hurricane Sandy flooded the low-lying regions with seawater and killed approximately 69 people before heading up the east coast to New York.

Lee Green, a firefighter from Long Island, stated there are areas along the coastline "where the dunes are just completely wiped out and there’s a 20-foot (6-metre) drop from the back of the homes to the beach."

He explained that the fire department fielded emergency calls 24/7 due to "wires down, road hazards, car accidents…" Life is no longer the same for those who believed a hurricane would not tear across the Caribbean and up the coast to New York.

National Quotes explains that natural disasters can occur anywhere, anytime; and Hurricane Sandy just proves how important life insurance coverage truly is. Less than 50 percent of Americans have life insurance policies, creating great distress for those involved in an unexpected natural disaster.

Living conditions threaten those who are unable to return home due to power and heat outages. At this point, an estimated 1.4 million homes and businesses are without power; and the forecast predicts freezing temperatures accompanied by wind and rain towards the middle of the week, bringing with it a fear of more flooding in the coastal regions and possibly more deaths.

NationalQuotes recommends for policyholders to review their life insurance coverage; and if individuals need a policy, then they should request life insurance quotes and find a policy that will help protect themselves and family if a natural disaster were ever to occur.

Thomas P. DiNapoli, state controller, reported, "Lives have been lost, homes and property destroyed, and businesses large and small remain paralyzed across New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and the greater metropolitan region."