Stakeholders
States
Sharing state mitigation programs’ best practices to accelerate residential mitigation.
Lessons learned from existing state wind mitigation programs in Alabama, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
Overview of three state residential wind mitigation programs; history, size, funding, challenges.
Building the case for state home catastrophe mitigation program; economic imperatives.
Statutory, political, actuarial considerations in creating incentives to mitigate home catastrophe risk.
Sources of funding for growth and sustainability; thinking outside the box.
Interaction with FEMA: Making a good partner even better.
Existing relationship; states and FEMA — a critical safety net when disaster strikes.
States help FEMA address its strategic goals, by building out state residential catastrophe mitigation.
Economic impact of accelerating residential cat mitigation; state and national impact.
Engaging the private sector: Multiplying the value of each dollar for mitigation.
Communities and businesses do not exist in a vacuum, as the pandemic has shown.
Communities and businesses’ economic viability is inextricably linked to their resiliency.
Employers may support state residential mitigation when offered innovative mitigation products.
The ability to leverage each FEMA PDM dollar differentiates the state in competing for FEMA funds.
State residential catastrophe mitigation programs can be a scalable distribution channel to access lower-cost capital.
Social outreach. A systematic way to provide recurring support for the impoverished.
Socially responsible support: wind mitigation grants assisting designated employees help corporate workforce management and business continuity, tapping into a much bigger source of funding.
Environmental. Keeping more roofs on homes avoids putting more toxic household waste into local landfills and streams, protecting the environment, all while helping the economy.