Post-FIRM building

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000180

1. A building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred after December 31, 1974 or on or after the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), whichever is later.

2. A building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred after December 31, 1974 or on or after the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), whichever is later.
Post-Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) buildings are new construction and those built after the effective date of the first FIRM for a community.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-INS-000180
Field	Insurance and risk management
Subject	National Flood Insurance Program
References	FloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary; FEMA Glossary

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000180",
  "term": "Post-FIRM building",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "term_source": "Post-FIRM Building",
  "definition": "1. A building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred after December 31, 1974 or on or after the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), whichever is later.\n\n2. A building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred after December 31, 1974 or on or after the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), whichever is later.\nPost-Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) buildings are new construction and those built after the effective date of the first FIRM for a community.",
  "subject": "National Flood Insurance Program",
  "references": [
    "FloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary",
    "FEMA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/post-firm-building/"
}

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