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March 30, 2018

Federal Insurance Directorate Underwriting Branch Chief Named

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FEMA names new underwriting branch chief John Hintermister has been selected as the Branch Chief for the Underwriting Branch in the Product Delivery Division of the Federal Insurance Directorate, according to a March 30, 2018 announcement. Hintermister started his FEMA career as an Insurance Examiner in the Underwriting Branch in 2008 and became an Underwriting…

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March 28, 2018

New WYO Bulletin highlights Oct. 1, 2018 NFIP changes

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NFIP October 2018 Changes Bruce Bender, ASFPM Flood Insurance Committee Co-chair said, “As always, not many changes in the fall…but there are one or two big ones.” An NFIP policy can now be canceled pro-rata and replaced by a private policy if FEMA gets a copy of the declaration page and a statement from a…

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March 23, 2018

Did you submit an application for FMA or PDM mitigation funds?

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Intergovernmental Affairs Advisory FEMA Announces Fiscal Year 2017 Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance Status of Submissions March 22, 2018 FEMA will announce on March 22 the pre-award eligibility of sub-applications submitted for the Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant applications for Fiscal Year 2017. HMA’s two competitive grants programs are the Flood Mitigation Assistance and Pre-Disaster…

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March 22, 2018

A word from ASFPM’s Exec. Director on positive aspects of Omnibus budget

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Dear ASFPM leaders: Congress released the text of the FY18 Omnibus late March 21 and I am thrilled to be able to report that the budget for pre-disaster mitigation and floodplain mapping are at their highest appropriated levels ever! Floodplain mapping: $262.5 million appropriated + $189.9 million from flood insurance fund (for flood mapping and…

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March 21, 2018

ASFPM Joins Multiple Groups Supporting HR 4062, the Digital Coast Act of 2017

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ASFPM and others urge Congress to move Digital Coast Act along In a March 20, 2018 letter to Chairman Rob Bishop and Ranking Member Raul Grijalva of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, a Digital Coast Partnership Advocacy Coalition wrote the following: The Digital Coast Partnership Advocacy Coalition requests your help in scheduling a…

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