The National Flood Insurance Program has been in trouble for a long time. Too many insured properties suffering repetitive losses, flood after flood.
You can check out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) new effort to properly align insurance rates with actual flood risk. See:
FEMA Rolls out Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in ActionIt will be interesting to see how this all plays out in the months and years ahead.
Eric Holdeman is a nationally known emergency manager. He has worked in emergency management at the federal, state and local government levels. Today he serves as the Director, Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR), which is part of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER). The focus for his work there is engaging the public and private sectors to work collaboratively on issues of common interest, regionally and cross jurisdictionally.
