Flood Insurance school training courses in Austin, TX (public, in-house or online)

Standard residential and commercial property policies normally exclude flood losses, due to their catastrophic nature. In response to an overall need for flood insurance, Congress passed the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. This Act established the operation of a national program for providing this much-needed coverage. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is managed by the Mitigation Division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Homeowners, commercial property owners, ...

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This course explains the essentials of flood insurance based on the standards set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It opens with the background and features of the National Flood Insurance Program, along with a discussion of who needs flood insurance. It then explains flood maps, zone determinations and available products and policies.

The general rules and rating process for flood insurance are discussed in detail , along with the claims handling process and the requirements o...

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