Media Advisory: Insurance Experts On-Site At National Hurricane Conference To Discuss Hurricane Vulnerabilities, Flood Issues And Storm Preparedness

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ORLANDO, Florida, April 14, 2014 — With changes to the National Flood Insurance Program top of mind in hurricane-prone states, the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) has made flood insurance a prominent topic for discussion at this week’s National Hurricane Conference. The conference began Monday and runs through Thursday, April 17, in Orlando. The I.I.I.’s catastrophe communications representative, Lynne McChristian has organized three workshops focused on flood insurance, in addition to a presentation on flood issues at the general session.

Flood Insurance Topics, Times, Speakers

TOPICS

TIME

SPEAKERS

Post-Disaster Regulation: Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences
An informal “rap” session

Wednesday, April 16
8:30 – 10 a.m.
  •   Ronald Jackson, American Insurance Association
  •  Dr. Lori Medders, FSU Storm Risk Management Center
  •  Dr. Patrick Maroney, FSU Storm Risk Management Center

General Session:
Flood Issues: What Will It Take To Create a Private Market?

Wednesday, April 16
4:30 p.m.
  • Dr. Lori Medders, FSU Storm Risk Management Center

Communicating Flood Risk

Thursday, April 17
8:30 – 10 a.m.
  •  Jeanne Salvatore, Insurance Information Institute
  • Rich Gilroy, Team FloodSmart

Predicting Floods & Storm Surge: Insight into the Science of Catastrophe Risk Models

Thursday, April 17
1:30 – 3 p.m.

  • Dr. Peter Dailey, Verisk Climate
  • Dr. Ellie Graeden, Gryphon Scientific
Additional insurance workshops will focus on putting a stop to post-disaster fraud, featuring representatives from the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud; “outwitting the wind” with mitigation measures; and a session devoted to helping conference attendees understand their property insurance policy. This session is titled, “How to Read Your Insurance Policy: What Did I Buy & How Does It Work?”
 
To arrange an interview with any of these speakers, contact Lynne McChristian, I.I.I. at lynnem@iii.org or 813-480-6446.
 
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