

Flood Insurance Co-chair Contacts


Bender Consulting Services, Inc.408-368-1223babender@cox.net


Kansas Dept. of Agriculture785-296-4622steve.samuelson@ks.gov
Committee Information
Insurance Committee Annual Meeting – Presentation Slides (9/23/2020)
Insurance Committee Annual Meeting – Chat Log (9/23/2020)
Insurance Committee Meeting (12/10/2019)
Insurance Committee Policy Discussion at National Conference (5/20/2019)
Insurance Committee Meeting Notes and Follow Up (3/20/2019)
Insurance Committee Call – Recording (3/20/2019)
Insurance Committee Meeting Notes and Follow Up (11/26/2018)
Insurance Committee Annual Meeting Presentations (2018)
Insurance Committee Call – Recording (4/26/2018)
Status Reports
Work Plan Information
NFIP Transformation and Risk Rating 2.0
Flood Insurance Related Material and Links
Map Changes and Flood Insurance: What Property Owners Need to Know
Tips and Talking Points for Insurance Agents on Flood Map Changes
The Newly Mapped Procedure Fact Sheet
NFIP Grandfathering Rules for Insurance Agents fact sheet
Converting a Standard-Rated Policy to a Preferred Risk Policy fact sheet
Elevation Certificates: Who Needs Them and Why
Building Higher in Flood Zones: Freeboard – Reduce Your Risk, Reduce Your Premium
Build Back Safer and Stronger – What You Need to Know
FloodSmart Map Change Resource Library
Private Flood Insurance
Features & Documents
NFIP Remote Claim Adjustment Questions and Answers
FDIC FAQ – Force Place Flood Insurance (May 3, 2020)
Write Your Own (WYO) Principal Coordinators and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Direct Servicing Agent (DSA). April. 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021)
Regional Administrators Subject: Adjustments to Group Flood Insurance Policy
Comments on Floodplain Management Requirements for Agricultural Structures and Accessory Structures (Jan. 21, 2019)
CRS Moonshot Report (Nov. 19, 2018)
Public Comment Period Opens on Ag Structures in the Floodplain (Nov. 21, 2018)
Committee Submits Comments to Proposed NFIP Rule Changes (Sept. 13, 2018)
Coastal Barrier Resources System: Changes to Flood Insurance Rate Maps (8/2018)
2018 ASFPM Ag Early Bird FEMA Presentation (June 2018)
ASFPM Recommended Corrections to Elevation Certificate and Instructions (Revised-11/2017)
FEMA White Paper: Study Recommendations for Agricultural Structures in the Floodplain (7/21/2016)
Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the Floodplain (6/2015)
LOMA-OAS Instructions (7/2015)
LOMA-OAS: A User’s Guide (7/2015)
Lowest Floor Guide (F-441; 7/2009)