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Flood insurance manual transaction record reporting and processing trrp plan complete current edition, revision 4 october 1, 2001 through change 22, effective january 1, 2015 pdf 4. The nfip offers flood insurance to homeowners, renters, and business owners if their community. Flood insurance rates and other charges will be revised for new or existing policies beginning on april 1, 2015. Since standard homeowners insurance doesnt cover flooding, its important to have protection. Insurance program nfip explained the fema flood insurance program. This is effective for national flood insurance program policies with an expiration date between february june 15, 2020. This edition is a complete reissue of the nfip flood insurance manual.
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