Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan, Mortgages and Disasters A Ticking Bomb? (2014) Hurricane Katrina Fact File – Insurance Information Institute (2010) Towers Watson, Hurricane Katrina: Analysis of the Impact on the Insurance Industry (2005) After Hurricane Katrina: How federal aid helped the…
Category: National Flood Insurance Program
Corps of Engineers systematically underestimates river flood risk
Robert E Criss, Statistics of evolving populations and their relevance to flood risk, Journal of Earth Science 1–7 (2016). ABSTRACT: Statistical methods are commonly used to evaluate natural populations and environmental variables, yet these must recognize temporal trends in population…
National Flood Insurance Program: Evaluation
National Flood Insurance Program: Evaluation (FEMA – 2006) Original Link The NFIP Evaluation Capstone Study summarizes what was done, what was learned, and recommendations made. It synthesizes the sub-study findings into a coherent report evaluating the aspects of the Program…
Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the Floodplains
Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the Floodplains Authors Committee on Risk-Based Methods for Insurance Premiums of Negatively Elevated Structures in the National Flood Insurance Program; Water Science and Technology Board; Division on Earth and Life…
The National Flood Insurance Program Does Not Cover Debris Removal
Torre v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., No. 14-2733 In a case of first impression, the Third Circuit rules that the NFIP does not cover debris removal from property because it does not cover land. There is useful discussion of…