U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Flood Insurance Program 8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 350 Landover, MD 20785 W-10011 February 19, 2010 MEMORANDUM FOR: Write Your Own (WYO) Principal Coordinators and the National Flood Insurance Program Servicing Agent FROM: WYO Clearinghouse SUBJECT: 2009 Agency of the Year Award Deadline Extension The following information will help you nominate an insurance agency for the Agency of the Year Award. Please distribute this within your organization as appropriate. The deadline for nominations has been extended through February 26, 2010. This year’s winner will be announced at the National Flood Conference in San Diego, California. Please review the instructions and complete the nomination form below for agency consideration: Agency of the Year Instructions Agency of the Year Nomination Form For more information regarding this year’s conference, please see the NFC homepage at: http://www.nfipiservice.com/nfc.html. cc: Vendors, IBHS, FIPNC, Government Technical Representative Suggested Routing: Accounting, Claims, Data Processing, Marketing, Underwriting www.fema.gov 27Annual National Flood Conference April 12-14, 2010 Sheraton Hotel & Marina San Diego, CA Agency of the Year Award Each year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognizes outstanding insurance industry partners and others with special awards for their contributions to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Three insurance agencies are recognized for their efforts to: • Achieve superior flood insurance policy growth • Implement innovative marketing strategies • Participate in flood awareness activities • Adhere to established underwriting guidelines Nominations must include all information requested on the attached form. Anyone may submit a nomination, including but not limited to: WYO companies, insurance trade associations, lenders, claims adjusters, flood zone determination companies, FEMA and NFIP Regional Offices, state and local officials, and other insurance agencies. All nominations are reviewed by the Selection Committee, which consists of one member each from the Flood Insurance Producers National Committee, the NFIP Direct Program, and the Flood Insurance Committee of the Institute for Business and Home Safety. After their review, they select the three insurance agencies that most deserve the Agency of the Year Award. The winning agencies will be announced at the 2010 National Flood Conference. The NFIP will reimburse travel, lodging and will waive conference registration fees for one representative from each of the winning agencies. To nominate an agency for the Agency of the Year Award, send your completed forms and any supporting materials to: By Mail: National Flood Insurance Program Attn: NFC Team 8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 350 Landover, MD 20785 By Email: NFC2010@ostglobal.com Deadline: February 26, 2010 Questions? Contact the NFC Team at NFC2010@ostglobal.com 2009 NFIP Insurance Agency of the Year Award Nomination Form Deadline for Nominations is February 26, 2010 All highlighted fields on this form can be filled out online. Please type your answers, then print and fax to 301-577-3438. Note: Any information entered cannot be saved to this form. All changes made to this form will be lost upon exiting. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the NFC team at NFC2010@ostglobal.com To nominate an insurance agency, please provide the following information. (If you need more space, please attach additional pages and indicate which question you are responding to.) 1. Agency: ___________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________ City:________________________________________ State: ____________ ZIP: ________________ Phone: _______________________________________ Fax:________________________________ Email Address: ____________________________________________________________________ Person who will accept award: _________________________________ Acceptor’s Title: _______________________ 2. How much flood insurance is in place? (respond to one or both) Insurance in Force: $___________________________ Policies in Force: ______________________________ 3. What has been the trend of growth in flood insurance policies over the past year? 4. How many people have contributed to the flood insurance sales effort? Does the agency have any additional business affiliates? CoNTINuED • PAGE 2 of 2 5. What marketing strategies does the agency implement to increase flood insurance policy sales? 6. What activities has the agency participated in to increase awareness of floods? 7. Has the agency adhered to established underwriting guidelines? (examples, if possible) 8. other information about the agency that you believe qualifies them to win the Agency of the Year Award. 9. Attach samples (if possible) of the agency’s efforts (e.g., marketing materials, advertisements, letters, programs from conventions/conferences, trade show listing of exhibitors, etc.). Submitted by (Name):______________________________________Company/organization: ________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ City:______________________________________________________________ State: ___________ ZIP: __________________ Phone: ____________________________________________ Fax: ____________________________________________________ Email Address: _____________________________________ Submit by mail: National Flood Insurance Program, Attn: NFC Team, 8400 Corporate drive, Suite 350, Landover, Md 20785 Submit by email: NFC2010@ostglobal.com. Nominations must be received by February 26, 2010 The winning agencies will be announced at the 2010 National Flood Conference. The NFIP will reimburse travel, lodging and will waive conference registration fees for one representative from each of the winning agencies.