Insurance and risk management terminology · MLC-0106

Insurance and risk management terms: E (10)

• Electrical SystemsSee Utilities.
• Elevated BuildingA building that has no basement and that has its lowest elevated floor raised above ground level by...
• Elevation CertificateA community's permit file must have an official record that shows new buildings and substantial improvements...
• ElevatorsThe National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations require that elevators and their associated equipment...
• Emergency Program1. The initial phase of a community's participation in the National Flood Insurance Program, as prescribed by...
• Enclosure1. That portion of an elevated building below the lowest elevated floor that is either partially or fully...
• EncroachmentsEncroachments are activities or construction within the floodway including fill, new construction...
• Erosion1. The collapse, undermining or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water. Erosion...
• Executive Order 11988 Floodplain ManagementIssued in May 1977, this Executive Order directs Federal Agencies to:
• Existing ConstructionFor the purposes of determining flood insurance rates, structures for which the "start of construction"...

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