Stock your emergency preparedness kit with enough food and water for at least 14 days per person. Be sure to include other essential items such as a battery-operated radio.
Are You Prepared for Hurricane Season?
Earth Day: Remember the Power of Community
Happy Earth Day! The first Earth Day in 1970 united 20 million Americans to prevent environmental harm. By the end of the year, that activism helped spur creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and passage of ground-breaking environmental laws including the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Clean Air Act. This is now your... Continue Reading →
Noticed Changes in your Flood Insurance Premiums?
On April 1, 2022, FEMA began implementing the Risk Rating 2.0 system on all flood insurance policy renewals. Last October, all new flood insurance policies were rated using the new methodology. FEMA’s new rating methodology, Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action, considers specific characteristics of a building – the Where, How, and What – to... Continue Reading →
Upcoming webinar from Climate Central
This one-hour workshop will provide guidance for using Climate Central’s free online tools to communicate and plan for current and future risk from sea level rise.
Saving Kauaʻi’s Kalihiwai Reservoir Is An Expensive Problem
Reprinted with Permission: Civil Beat, April 3, 2022 - By: Brittany Lyte In a last-ditch effort, some farmers and wildlife enthusiasts are trying to raise funds to save this relic of the plantation era. When Kauaʻi’s Kalihiwai Reservoir was built in 1920, its value was tied to sugar cane, the economic engine that propelled Hawai'i... Continue Reading →
What You Need to Know About Your NFIP Preferred Risk Policy (PRP)?
All Preferred Risk Policy customers are transitioning to the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP’s) new pricing methodology, Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action, and are now able to personalize their flood insurance coverage. Here are 7 things you should know: You can now choose your building and contents policy limits and deductibles.Your insurance rate is... Continue Reading →
FREE CE credits for Insurance Agents Who Attend Key Fundamentals of Flood Insurance Webinar 2.0
This webinar is a two-part course on FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program.
NFIP Authorization Has Been Extended until September 30, 2022
Congress must periodically renew the NFIP’s statutory authority to operate. On March 11, 2022, the president signed legislation passed by Congress that extends the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP’s) authorization to Sept. 30, 2022. Congress must now reauthorize the NFIP by no later than 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 30, 2022. FEMA and Congress have never... Continue Reading →
Upcoming Webinars for Navigating Risk Rating 2.0: Phase II – Renewals
Beginning April 1, 2022, all National Flood Insurance Program policies will be priced under Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action at their next renewal. Attend one of these upcoming webinars from FEMA to learn how to transition existing policies.
NFIP Authorization Has Been Extended until March 11, 2022
Congress must periodically renew the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) statutory authority to operate. On December 3, 2021, the president signed legislation passed by Congress that extends the NFIP authorization to March 11, 2022. Congress must now reauthorize the NFIP by no later than 11:59 p.m. on March 11, 2022. FEMA and Congress have never failed to... Continue Reading →