HAPPENING WEDNESDAY: Risk Rating 2.0 Training Opportunities

FEMA is conducting a webinar series to introduce the new flood insurance rating system known as Risk Rating 2.0, Equity in Action. This is a four-part series of briefings offered on a rotating schedule that will introduce the fundamentals of Risk Rating 2.0 and the details of the rating methodology. Up to 8 ASFPM CFM CECs are available by attending all four parts.

Training for insurance agents and insurance CE is available by visiting https://agents.floodsmart.gov/agent-training.

The four training sessions are: 

• RR 2.0 Fundamentals (2 CFM CECs, not repeatable)
• Rating methodology 1—Premium calculation variables (2 CFM CECs, not repeatable)
• Rating methodology 2—Mitigation Credits and other variables (2 CFM CECs, not repeatable)
• Rating Methodology 3—Transition of policies, use cases, and rating examples (2 CFM CECs, not repeatable)

It is recommended, but not required, that you take the training sessions in the order listed above. 

When: 

Every Wednesday beginning Wednesday July 21 through Nov 3, 2021    Time: 1:00pm – 3:00 pm ET

Where: 

You can attend these webinars at (https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/16112089704 Meeting ID: 161-1208-9704; Passcode: 127630). 

There is no registration requirement for these training sessions, but the room size is limited to the first 350 participants for each session.  If you are unable to attend a session, please try again with the next offering of that session.  

Schedule of training sessions 

• Aug 18: Fundamentals 
• Aug 25: Methodology 1, Premium calculation variables 
• Sept 1: Methodology 2, Mitigation Credits and other variables 
• Sept 8: Methodology 3, Transition of policies, use cases, and examples 
• Sept 15: Fundamentals 
• Sept 22: Methodology 1, Premium calculation variables 
• Sept 29: Methodology 2, Mitigation Credits and other variables 
• Oct 6: Methodology 3, Transition of policies, use cases, and examples 
• Oct 13: Fundamentals 
• Oct 20: Methodology 1, Premium calculation variables 
• Oct 27: Methodology 2, Mitigation Credits and other variables 
• Nov 3: Methodology 3, Transition of policies, use cases, and examples 

 Additional sessions may be added if needed.

More information about RR 2.0 can be found at the FEMA Risk Rating 2.0 website 

Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action | FEMA.gov    https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/risk-rating 

FEMA Civil Rights Notice For Members of the Public “The meeting/training site is required to be fully accessible to people with disabilities and the electronic version of meeting or training materials will be accessible to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation (sign language interpreters, Braille, CART, etc.), please make your request at least 48 hours before the event. Last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to fulfill. Send an e-mail to FEMA-R5-NFIPOutreach@fema.dhs.gov.”