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Mitigation Proposals Under Consideration in D.C. May 2010 Mike Cohen Vice President of Government Affairs Renaissance Reinsurance [email protected]
Mitigation Proposals Under Consideration in D.C.
May 2010Mike Cohen
Vice President of Government AffairsRenaissance [email protected]
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“A dollar spent on mitigation saves society an average of $4.”
- The Multihazard Mitigation Council
Mitigation…Begins Before the Storm
Major Mitigation Proposals Under Consideration in D.C.
• Home Star
• S. 2818, Weatherization Legislation
• H.R. 3377, Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2009
• Rep. Thompson Mitigation Package
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SmarterSafer.org
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• Leading advocacy group for mitigation • Over 30 member organizations including
– Environmentalists– Emergency Management groups– Conservative Advocacy and Taxpayer groups– Insurers, including each reinsurance trade group
• Committed to promoting mitigation, NFIP reform, and promoting responsible insurance policy that include actuarial rates.
Committing Resources to Risk Mitigation
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