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I- <br />i <br />I <br />\ <br />t <br />) <br />t <br />5* Q. <br />6. <br />7. <br />9. <br />A. <br />Q. <br />A. <br />Q. <br />A. <br />8. Q. <br />A. <br />Q. <br />A. <br />- 2 - <br />Hov does a coi <br />program? <br />(unity qualify for the flood insurance <br />By submitting a ccmiplete application to FIA. <br />Hov do people find out %#hen their community has qualified <br />for Hi* r^rogvam? <br />Officials of the community are advised by letter of the date <br />that the sale of flood insurance will begin. Rress releases <br />announcing the ccmmiunity's eligibility are also sent to <br />the community for use by local newspapers and radio and <br />television stations. The National Flood Insurers Association <br />(NFIA) or its servicing company for that area also sends <br />out notices to inform insurance agents and brokers of <br />the availability of coverage. Notice is also inibliahed in <br />the Federal Register. <br />Vhat is the National Flood Insurers Association? <br />The NFIA is an association of private insurance cooq>anies <br />formed specifically to provide flood insurance under the <br />cooperative Govemment<>private industry program. Membership <br />is open to .all qualified companies licensed to write property <br />insurance under the laws of any State. Member insurance <br />conq)anie8 have subscribed more than H4I1 million in risk <br />capital, nie NFIA appoints a servicing coinpanyy generally <br />on a statewide basis y to disseminate information both to the <br />public and to insurance agents y to process all insurance <br />policies y and to handle the ^justment of claims for loss <br />payments. <br />Is assistance available to a community in qualifying for <br />flood insurance? <br />Yes. A community may contact the appropriate State Coord­ <br />inating Agency, the Flood Insurance Specialist in the HDD <br />region in \diich the community is located, or FIA in Washington, <br />B. C. for program information, application forms, sample <br />ordinances, etc. (See the lists at the end of this brochure <br />for the appropriate agencies you may contact.) <br />What is a State Coordinating Agency? <br />The Governor of each State has designated an agency of <br />State government to coordinate the activities of the flood <br />insurance program in that State and assist communities in <br />adopting the required flood plain management regulations and <br />qualifying for the program. <br />1: <br />•4 <br />I ^ <br />i m <br />i <br />- more - <br />II r IIII ii I 1 I Cl Tt Ie I a ii.r navim ■ i~>* ■ m ~iimi 1' ei ~