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The new expiration date is June 30, 2026, translating to three years of validity. The cover of the new form states “2022 Edition”, but as noted, only became available June 29 this year. The new form is available online here: /flood-insurance/find-form/underwriting. Rather than rant about the one-week transition between FEMA’s unannounced posting of the new form on Jand the Jannouncement of required usage of it that same day, I’ll focus on changes going forward. You have now successfully incorporated information from the Elevation Certificate into the rating process.FEMA has finally issued a replacement to the Elevation Certificate that expired November 30, 2022, and we need to use only the new version right away. Finally, you will add the Federal Policy Fee. Next, add the Reserve Fund Assessment and then add the HFIAA surcharge which is $25.00 because this is a primary residence.

In addition to calculating the building and contents rates, you will add the premium for Coverage D–Increased Cost of Compliance.

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You then plug that +1 elevation difference into your carrier’s rating software or go to the appropriate rate table in the Flood Insurance Manual. Therefore, the elevation difference is 1.3 feet above, which rounds down to 1 foot.

Your client's Elevation Certificate shows the Base Flood Elevation to be 746.2 feet, and the Lowest Floor Elevation is 747.5. Will an Elevation Certificate be needed? Yes, since the building is Post-FIRM and in a Special Flood Hazard Area. It is a single-family dwelling with one floor and no basement. Your client has a Post-FIRM building in Zone AE and wants $200,000 of building and $80,000 worth of contents coverage. We will tie everything together in a quick rating case study. Of course, if we were dealing with a building with a basement, then the basement floor would be the lowest floor and would also be captured in Item C2.a. If your client's building is a slab-on-grade building, the Lowest Floor Elevation will most likely correspond to the information in Item C2.a (Top of Bottom Floor) because there is no floor lower than the slab. This information will be recorded in Items C2.a-h of the Elevation Certificate.īasically, capturing all the elevation levels of the building including the top of the slab, attached garage floor, and machinery and equipment will assist you in determining the Lowest Floor Elevation for rating.

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The professional completing the Elevation Certificate will refer to the building diagrams for guidance in determining which elevations to capture. This building has no crawlspace, basement, or enclosure-just a concrete slab. The diagram is of a simple slab on grade building. It represents a common non-elevated building that is found throughout the country. We will focus on one of the building diagrams, Diagram 1A. That is one reason the Preferred Risk Policy is so easy to write.

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You can find the most recent guidance in the NFIP Flood Insurance Manual or by asking your flood underwriter.įor most Post-FIRM buildings, you will need an Elevation Certificate if you will be rating it in an A or V zone.īuildings in Non-SFHAs-those in B, C, D, and X zones-do not need Elevation Certificates.

When is an Elevation Certificate Required?īefore we go any further in our discussion of Elevation Certificates, we will discuss when you need to have one to rate a policy since you do not always need one.Īn Elevation Certificate is not required when you are using Pre-FIRM subsidized rates on a Pre-FIRM building. Using an Elevation Certificate is an option if it provides the building with a more favorable rate. When full-risk rating on a Pre-FIRM building is required, an Elevation Certificate must be submitted along with the flood application.