Flood Insurance on Everyone’s Mind: IIAA Supports House Committee in its Review

The Big I on Tuesday testified before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity supporting the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization (FIRM) Act of 2007, H.R. 1682. Tom Minkler, president of New Hampshire-based Clark-Mortenson Agency, represented the Big I at the hearing to review the legislation designed to modernize and reform the existing flood insurance program.

Published on June 14, 2007

Expressing the association’s support, Keane stated, “The National Flood Insurance Program is essential to Americans and to the U.S. economy, and we strongly support your efforts to update it to reflect today’s risks, said Minkler. “Adopting the reforms found in H.R. 1682 would help to make the National Flood Insurance Program more actuarially sound and more effective at serving both consumers and taxpayers.”

The Big “I” is particularly satisfied that the bill will modernize the NFIP by increasing maximum coverage limits and by including, at the option of the consumer, the purchase of business interruption coverage, additional living expenses, replacement cost coverage for contents, and basement coverage.