Tying flood insurance to flood risk for low-lying structures in the floodplain / Committee on Risk-Based Methods for Insurance Premiums of Negatively Elevated Structures in the National Flood Insurance Program, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

"Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting livelihoods, and sometimes necessitating federal disaster relief, which has risen to record levels in recent years. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968 to reduce the floo...

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Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Risk-Based Methods for Insurance Premiums of Negatively Elevated Structures in the National Flood Insurance Program, National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2015]
Subjects:	National Flood Insurance Program (U.S.) Flood insurance > United States. Insurance premiums > United States. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Risk Assessment & Management. Flood insurance Insurance premiums United States
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