Disaster-Related Issues
BuildStrong Coalition Hosts Webinar on Building Codes, FEMA’s BRIC Program
October 26, 2020 The BuildStrong Coalition hosted a webinar Oct. 23 to educate stakeholders about ways that the use of modern building codes can increase their chances of receiving funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency ’s Building Resilient... Read more
FEMA Issues Policy Implementing Key Building Code Provision in Disaster Recovery Reform Act
October 19, 2020 The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued policy guidance Oct. 16 implementing a key provision created by the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, transformative disaster reform legislation NAMIC played a key part in creating... Read more
FEMA Opens Application Period for BRIC Program
October 5, 2020 The Federal Emergency Management Agency officially opened the application period for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program Sept. 30. The BRIC program represents a transformational shift in the way the federal government... Read more
FEMA Releases New Materials Outlining BRIC Eligible Activities, Including Stronger Building Codes
August 24, 2020 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new supporting materials to help applicants and stakeholders in the development of successful grant applications in response to the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities’ Notice of... Read more
California: Controversial ALE, Building Codes Upgrade, Loss of Use, Deduction of Land Value Bill Passes Out of Committee – COST IMPACT DATA NEEDED FROM MEMBERS
May 19, 2020 SB 872, Residential property insurance: state of emergency, sponsored by Sens. Bill Dodd and Mike McGuire, has passed out of the Senate Insurance Committee on a 9-2 vote. NAMIC, in conjunction with its state advocacy partners... Read more
BuildStrong Coalition Hosts Webinar on Building Codes, FEMA’s BRIC Program
October 26, 2020 The BuildStrong Coalition hosted a webinar Oct. 23 to educate stakeholders about ways that the use of modern building codes can increase their chances of receiving funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency ’s Building Resilient... Read more
FEMA Issues Policy Implementing Key Building Code Provision in Disaster Recovery Reform Act
October 19, 2020 The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued policy guidance Oct. 16 implementing a key provision created by the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, transformative disaster reform legislation NAMIC played a key part in creating... Read more
Louisiana: Hurricane Delta tracks a familiar path, special session continues
October 9, 2020 Storm weary Louisianans are preparing for the brunt of Hurricane Delta, expected to make landfall late Oct. 9 near where Hurricane Laura did just six weeks ago. Gov. John Bel Edwards has already issued a state of emergency proclamation for this storm... Read more
FEMA Opens Application Period for BRIC Program
October 5, 2020 The Federal Emergency Management Agency officially opened the application period for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program Sept. 30. The BRIC program represents a transformational shift in the way the federal government... Read more
As BRIC Funding Process Begins, NAMIC Urges Communities to Take Action to Prevent Future Losses
October 1, 2020 Communities across America can now apply for federal disaster mitigation grants to fund loss prevention projects that will protect their communities and their citizens from severe weather, and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies is... Read more
NAMIC-Backed Legislation Introduced to Address NFIP Rates
October 19, 2020 Reps. Scott Peters, D-Calif., and Andy Barr, R-Ky., introduced NAMIC-supported bipartisan legislation Oct. 16 to address the lack of actuarial rates in the National Flood Insurance Program. NAMIC has long pushed for the NFIP to use risk-based rates... Read more
Legislation Removing NFIP Subsidies for Flood-Prone Properties Set to be Introduced
October 12, 2020 NAMIC understands through conversations with Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., that he is planning to introduce as soon as the week of Oct. 12 legislation designed to address the lack of actuarial rates in the National Flood Insurance Program... Read more
NAMIC-Backed Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Increase Flood Resiliency and Mitigation
October 5, 2020 Bipartisan legislation supported by NAMIC to create a cost-effective federal disaster risk management strategy to combat flooding was introduced in the House Oct. 1 by Reps. David Price, D-N.C., and Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y... Read more
National Flood Insurance Program Receives Longest Extension in Nearly a Decade
October 5, 2020 President Trump signed a continuing resolution just after midnight Oct. 1 that extended the authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program through Sept. 30, 2021... Read more
NAMIC Applauds Year-Long NFIP Extension Despite Absence of Comprehensive Reforms
September 29, 2020 The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies applauded congressional action today to maintain the National Flood Insurance Program through September 2021 despite the absence of a measure that enacts comprehensive reforms... Read more
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