Pre-FIRM building

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000182

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

2. A building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred on or before December 31, 1974 or before the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).
Pre-Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) buildings are those built before the effective date of the first Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for a community. This means they were built before detailed flood hazard data and flood elevations were provided to the community and usually before the community enacted comprehensive regulations on floodplain regulation. Pre-FIRM buildings can be insured using "subsidized" rates. These rates are designed to help people afford flood insurance even though their buildings were not built with flood protection in mind.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-INS-000182
Field	Insurance and risk management
Subject	National Flood Insurance Program
References	FloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary; FEMA Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000182",
  "term": "Pre-FIRM building",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "term_source": "Pre-FIRM Building",
  "definition": "1. A building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred on or before December 31, 1974 or before the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).\n\n2. A building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred on or before December 31, 1974 or before the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).\nPre-Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) buildings are those built before the effective date of the first Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for a community. This means they were built before detailed flood hazard data and flood elevations were provided to the community and usually before the community enacted comprehensive regulations on floodplain regulation. Pre-FIRM buildings can be insured using \"subsidized\" rates. These rates are designed to help people afford flood insurance even though their buildings were not built with flood protection in mind.",
  "subject": "National Flood Insurance Program",
  "references": [
    "FloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary",
    "FEMA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/pre-firm-building/"
}

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