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Measuring the Impacts of the National Flood Insurance Program

Measuring the Impacts of the National Flood Insurance Program. James P. Howard, II University of Maryland Baltimore County howard5@umbc.edu or jh@jameshoward.us William and Mary Graduate Research Symposium 23 March 2012. Flood Disaster Management. Flood recovery Insurance program/payout

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Measuring the Impacts of the National Flood Insurance Program

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  1. Measuring the Impacts of the National Flood Insurance Program James P. Howard, II University of Maryland Baltimore County howard5@umbc.edu or jh@jameshoward.us William and Mary Graduate Research Symposium 23 March 2012

  2. Flood Disaster Management • Flood recovery • Insurance program/payout • Federally administered • Privately financed • Flood mitigation • Dams, flood control • Building codes • Planning laws

  3. Benefit-Cost Analysis Analytical Method Data County-level data Provided by FEMA Includes insurance financial statements Grant program information • Estimates social costs and benefits • Monetizes social costs and benefits • Uses social discounting

  4. Theoretical Models Flood Insurance Flood Mitigation Benefits transfer Uses estimates of other mitigation projects Scales-up estimates to national level Assumes estimate is broadly applicable across time • Benefits • Insurance payments • Administrative fees • Tax benefits • Willingness-to-pay • Costs • Insurance premiums • Environmental impacts

  5. Valuing Flood Insurance ∆S = ∆C + ∆P + ∆G + ∆E ⇓ ∆S = κ(e + m) + φϖπ

  6. Valuing Flood Mitigation BCR = 5.0 at 2% SDR ⇓ ≅17.4% annualized

  7. $16.7 Billion Covers 1996-2009 Represents net benefits from nationwide data Preliminary, baseline figure Does not consider social impact factors Should not be used for policymaking

  8. Future Directions • Sensitivity analysis to find bounds of value • Social weighting by impact quality • Break-even analysis • Incorporation of different estimators • Willingness-to-pay for flood insurance • Benefit-cost ratios for flood mitigation projects

  9. Acknowledgements Photo Credits Advising and Review Prof. Scott Farrow, UMBC • Brisbane City Council • United States Fish and Wildlife Service Grant Support • University of Maryland Baltimore County Graduate Student Association

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