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Coastal high hazard areas

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000038

Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) along the coasts that have additional hazards due to wind and wave action. These areas are identified on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) as zones V, V1-V30 and VE.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000038
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectNational Flood Insurance Program
ReferencesFloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary; FEMA Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000038",
  "term": "Coastal high hazard areas",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "term_source": "Coastal High Hazard Areas",
  "definition": "Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) along the coasts that have additional hazards due to wind and wave action. These areas are identified on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) as zones V, V1-V30 and VE.",
  "subject": "National Flood Insurance Program",
  "references": [
    "FloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary",
    "FEMA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/coastal-high-hazard-areas/"
}

Record 597 of 3,748 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.