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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=National Flood Insurance Program | |||
|OrganizationType=Government Corporations (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission=National Flood Insurance Program cuts flood impact with insurance and floodplain management for community recovery. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Federal Emergency Management Agency | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Homeland Security | |||
|CreationLegislation=National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Administrator of FEMA | |||
|Services=Flood Insurance; Floodplain Management; Community Rating System | |||
|Regulations=44 CFR Part 60 (Floodplain Management Criteria); 44 CFR Part 61 (Insurance Coverage and Rates) | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89509, -77.0287 | |||
|Website=https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance | |||
}} | |||
{{Short description|US Federal insurance program}} | {{Short description|US Federal insurance program}} | ||
{{Redirect|NFIP|the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis|March of Dimes}} | {{Redirect|NFIP|the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis|March of Dimes}} | ||
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==Flood risk management and climate change== | ==Flood risk management and climate change== | ||
[[File:Aerial view Louisiana flooding August 2016 USGS.jpg|thumb|alt=About 100 colorful roofs and green trees completely surrounded by tan flood water. |Flooded residential neighborhood during the August [[2016 Louisiana floods]] in southern Louisiana]] | [[File:Aerial view Louisiana flooding August 2016 USGS.jpg|thumb|alt=About 100 colorful roofs and green trees completely surrounded by tan flood water. |Flooded residential neighborhood during the August [[2016 Louisiana floods]] in southern Louisiana]] | ||
President [[Barack Obama]], on January 30, 2015, issued [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13690 Executive Order 13690] requiring Flood Risk Management to anticipate flooding increases over time due to the effects of climate change.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dwyer |first1=Jim |title=A 'Common Sense' Flood Zone Rule Gets Lost in the Trump Storm |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/nyregion/trump-hurricane-sandy-floods.html |access-date=5 February 2022 |work= | President [[Barack Obama]], on January 30, 2015, issued [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13690 Executive Order 13690] requiring Flood Risk Management to anticipate flooding increases over time due to the effects of climate change.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dwyer |first1=Jim |title=A 'Common Sense' Flood Zone Rule Gets Lost in the Trump Storm |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/nyregion/trump-hurricane-sandy-floods.html |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=August 17, 2017}}</ref> | ||
During the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]], just prior to the signing of the [[Paris Agreement]], on December 9, 2015, ''Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program'' was presented to members of Congress by [[Marsh & McLennan]] CEO [[Peter Zaffino]], urging policymakers to enact reforms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marsh calls for reforms to national flood programme |url=https://www.intelligentinsurer.com/news/marsh-calls-for-reforms-to-national-flood-programme-7412 |publisher=Initelligent Insurer Review |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=December 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zaffino |first1=Peter |title=The Climate Risk No One Is Talking About |url=https://fortune.com/2015/12/15/climate-change-paris-national-flood-insurance-program/ |access-date=2 February 2022 |work=Fortune |date=December 15, 2015}}</ref> | During the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]], just prior to the signing of the [[Paris Agreement]], on December 9, 2015, ''Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program'' was presented to members of Congress by [[Marsh & McLennan]] CEO [[Peter Zaffino]], urging policymakers to enact reforms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marsh calls for reforms to national flood programme |url=https://www.intelligentinsurer.com/news/marsh-calls-for-reforms-to-national-flood-programme-7412 |publisher=Initelligent Insurer Review |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=December 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zaffino |first1=Peter |title=The Climate Risk No One Is Talking About |url=https://fortune.com/2015/12/15/climate-change-paris-national-flood-insurance-program/ |access-date=2 February 2022 |work=Fortune |date=December 15, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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{{United States Department of Homeland Security}} | {{United States Department of Homeland Security}} | ||
[[Category:Financial services companies established in 1968]] | [[Category:Financial services companies established in 1968]] | ||
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[[Category:Insurance law]] | [[Category:Insurance law]] | ||
[[Category:Flood control acts in the United States]] | [[Category:Flood control acts in the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Program transition]] | |||