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Flood Insurance Study

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000087

A compilation and presentation of flood risk data for specific watercourses, lakes, and coastal flood hazard areas within a community. When a flood study is completed for the NFIP, the information and maps are assembled into an FIS. The FIS report contains detailed flood elevation data in flood profiles and data tables.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000087
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectNational Flood Insurance Program
AbbreviationFIS
ReferencesFEMA Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000087",
  "term": "Flood Insurance Study",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A compilation and presentation of flood risk data for specific watercourses, lakes, and coastal flood hazard areas within a community. When a flood study is completed for the NFIP, the information and maps are assembled into an FIS. The FIS report contains detailed flood elevation data in flood profiles and data tables.",
  "abbreviation": "FIS",
  "subject": "National Flood Insurance Program",
  "references": [
    "FEMA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/flood-insurance-study/"
}

Record 87 of 272 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.