Federal Emergency Management Agency

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000076

1. The Federal agency under which the NFIP is administered. In March 2003, FEMA became part of the newly created U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

2. 1) An agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security charged with responding to Presidentially-declared disasters. 2)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Federal agency under which the NFIP is administered. In March 2003, FEMA became part of the newly created U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-INS-000076
Field	Insurance and risk management
Subject	National Flood Insurance Program
Abbreviation	FEMA
References	FloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary; FEMA Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "abbreviation": "FEMA",
  "subject": "National Flood Insurance Program",
  "references": [
    "FloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary",
    "FEMA Glossary"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/federal-emergency-management-agency/"
}

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