The March 16th broadcast of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams did a Fleecing of America report on “How some Americans are being FORCED to buy flood insurance”. This report expressed some concerns with FEMA and the NFIP for flood maps that could end up requiring flood insurance on some new properties. FEMA is currently…
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Now Available! Fact sheets that reflect changes to “Adequate Progress” (Zone A99) determinations and “Flood Protection Restoration” (Zone AR) Requirements. FEMA updated its requirements and mapping standards associated with the “Adequate Progress” (Zone A99) or a “Flood Control Restoration Zone” (Zone AR) flood zone determinations. Section 19 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of…
Director’s Desk-Larson Dec 2010 This past week, Doug Plasencia and I spent a couple days at an International Flood Risk Management Workshop in Washington DC. Some 19 nations were represented—a number from Europe, Japan and China, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico and the Philippines. European nations included the U.K., Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Italy,…