June 10, 2016
Private Flood Insurance Bill-The Beginning of the End for the NFIP and Comprehensive Flood Risk Management in the US?
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Private Flood Insurance Bill-The Beginning of the End for the NFIP and Comprehensive Flood Risk Management in the US? *** Changes to the Mandatory Purchase Provision could have Significant Impacts *** By Chad Berginnis, CFM, ASFPM Executive Director Listening to some, a bill affecting private flood insurance being rushed through Congress seems innocent enough (HR…
June 8, 2016
ASFPM submits comments to FEMA on the Federal Mitigation Investment Strategy
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FEMA will be developing the strategy using the guidelines in the Mitigation Investment Framework. ASFPM is pleased to see the four guiding principles in the Framework as noted here: ASFPM strongly supports the four guiding principles for mitigation identified in the FMIS as (1) Resilience and Sustainability, (2) Leadership and Locally Focused Implementation,(3) Engaged Partnerships…
June 7, 2016
FEMA released brochure highlighting findings from the Losses Avoided Study completed following the 2013 floods in Colorado.
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FEMA released brochure highlighting findings from the Losses Avoided Study completed after the 2013 flood event. “We had a unique opportunity to analyze and quantify a wide spectrum of mitigation efforts in communities impacted by the event,” Matthew Buddie of FEMA Region VIII said. “Feel free to pass along the brochure to stakeholders you think…
June 2, 2016
FEMA Issues Revised Accounting Procedures for HFIAA
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Revised Accounting Procedures for HFIAA Section 28 Premium Refund Procedures Bulletin W-16021, issued March 29, 2016, described how FEMA will rate policies under HFIAA Section 28 and included specific reunderwriting procedures for insurers to follow as part of this effort. This bulletin outlines the revisions. For the full bulletin, go here: https://www.nfipiservice.com/Stakeholder/pdf/bulletin/w-16036.pdf
June 1, 2016
Fifth National Preparedness Report Released
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FIFTH NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS REPORT RELEASED TODAY FEMA and its partners have released the 2016National Preparedness Report(NPR). TheNPR is an annual status report summarizing the nation’s progress toward reaching the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.To achieve the National Preparedness Goal, the nation must continue to build on the significant progress to date…
May 25, 2016
ASFPM and Others Urge Congress to Support 3DEP Funding
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Coalition Letter Supporting Presidential Funding Request for 3DEP On May 24, 2016, the Association of State Floodplain Managers, Association of American State Geologists, MAPPS and National Society of Professional Surveyors submitted the following letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. Read the full letter here.
May 24, 2016
ASFPM submits Comments on Public Assistance Funds
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ASFPM Comments on Public Assistance on docket ID FEMA-2016-0007 Proposed building standards when using Public Assistance funds submitted May 23, 2016 ASFPM has reviewed the proposed building standards that FEMA will require when entities are using Public Assistance (PA) funds. We have the following comments: 1. ASFPM supports the proposed standards in general. Ensuring taxpayer…
May 18, 2016
ASFPM’s Recommendations for Managing Flood Risk in the Nation
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Section 1 (A, B & C): Flood Hazard Mapping and National Data Sets Flood maps show areas in a community that will flood in a certain probability of flooding. They have been produced since the 1950s and ’60s, when Jim Goddard at the Tennessee Valley Authority worked with communities in the Valley to produce maps…
May 13, 2016
Designing better projects for a changing climate
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Worldwide, densely populated and economically-productive, low-lying coastal areas are experiencing the effects of accelerated sea level rise, erosion and flooding caused by more severe and frequent storms. They face existential threats and we must do more to incorporate climate adaptation into projects affecting these coastal areas and inland floodplains. The good news is that innovative…
May 12, 2016
FEMA is now implementing the critical lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy to improve the customer experience for policyholders involved in litigation
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FEMA’s Roy Wright in a March 12 memo explains FEMA oversight in WYO legislation FEMA is transforming the National Flood Insurance Program with a focus on customer experience and ensuring policyholders and communities become more disaster resistant and resilient. FEMA’s commitment begins when a policyholder purchases a federal flood insurance policy and does not end…