Research Catalog

Title

Flood insurance in New York City following Hurricane Sandy / Lloyd Dixon [and others].

Publication

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, ©2013.

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Additional Authors

• Dixon, Lloyd S.
• New York (N.Y.). Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability.
• Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation.

Description

xxiv, 103 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 26 cm

Summary

When Hurricane Sandy struck New York City on October 29, 2012, it caused flooding in all five boroughs. The storm surge reached nearly 88,700 buildings, more than 300,000 housing units, and 23,400 businesses. The federal government offers flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) since 1968, a time when affordable private insurance was difficult to find. This insurance is mandated for structures located in high-risk areas (the 100-year floodplain) if there is a federally backed mortgage on the property and is subsidized for structures that predate FEMÁ⁰9Сs first Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the area. However, many residential structures in high-risk areas do not carry such policies. Two major changes will affect the cost of NFIP policies for structures in New York City: (1) an update of the maps that define the flood risk areas in New York and (2) legally required reform to the NFIP. Flood insurance plays an important role in addressing and managing flood risk posed. Insurance payments can help households and businesses recover from an event and get the economy moving again. When properly priced, insurance premiums can also provide appropriate incentives to avoid or mitigate risk. This report examines dimensions of the changing flood insurance environment in New York City and explores the consequences for the city's residents and businesses--Back cover.

Subject

• Hurricane Sandy (2012)
• Flood insurance > New York (State) > New York
• Hurricane Sandy, 2012
• Flood insurance
• Hurricanes > New York, NY
• New York (State) > New York

Note

• At head of title: Rand Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation.
• "Prepared for the New York City Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and sustainability."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-103).

Contents

The Setting Prior to Hurricane Sandy -- Insurance Payments After Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Sandy's Impact on Insurance Markets -- Impact of National Flood Insurance Program Reform and Flood-Map Changes on New York City -- The Effects of Higher Flood Insurance Premiums on the Housing Market -- Issues to Consider in Responding to Insurance Premium Increases -- Appendix A: Background on Flood Insurance -- Appendix B: National Flood Insurance Program Take-Up Rates in the High-Risk Areas of the Preliminary Work Map -- Appendix C: Development of Scenarios of Premium Change Analysis.

Call Number

JBF 16-127

ISBN

• 0833082639
• 9780833082633

LCCN

2013478507

OCLC

867481324

Title

Flood insurance in New York City following Hurricane Sandy / Lloyd Dixon [and others].

Imprint

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, ©2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-103).

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Added Author

Dixon, Lloyd S.

New York (N.Y.). Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability.

Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation.

Report No.

RAND/RR-328-NYC

Research Call Number

JBF 16-127