Hurricane Katrina Resource Page

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KATRINA RESOURCES

This page will be updated on virtually a daily basis. We also recommend that you subscribe below to the premiere daily insurance news ezine, Insurance Newscast for up to the minute information about Katrina and industry efforts. We also recommend visiting the Wikipedia resources below. As indicated near the bottom of this page, many of these general disaster resources come from our Incredible Links page. Special thanks to voluminous contributions of Katrina links by Cliff Treese of Association Information Services, Inc. in Honolulu.

•  Insurance Newscast Daily Email Insurance Ezine
   http://www.insurancebroadcasting.com/insurancenewscast.htm

•  Wikipedia Katrina Resource
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina

Katrina Information - Louisiana
•  Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana
   http://www.iial.com
•  Louisiana Department of Insurance
   http://www.ldi.la.gov/HurricaneKatrina.htm
   http://katrina.louisiana.gov/
•  Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
   (formerly the Louisiana FAIR and Coastal Plan)
   http://www.lacitizens.com/
•  Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation
   http://www.lwcc.com/ (or call 1-504-924-7788)
•  Louisiana Katrina Hotline (contributions/donations)
   1-866-334-8305
•  Louisiana Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness
   http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/

Katrina Information - Mississippi
•  Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Mississippi
   http://www.msagent.org
•  Mississippi Department of Insurance
   http://www.doi.state.ms.us/katrina/katrina.html
   1-866-856-1982 (insurance questions)
•  Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association
   http://www.msplans.com/
•  The Mississippi (Workers Compensation) Plan
   Call 1-601-977-9456
•  Mississippi Katrina Hotline (contributions/donations)
   1-866-230-8903
•  Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
   http://www.msema.org/index.htm

Katrina Information - Alabama
•  Alabama Independent Agents Association
   http://www.aiia.org/
•  Alabama Department of Insurance
   http://www.aldoi.gov/
•  Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association
   http://www.alabamabeachpool.org/
•  NCCI (Workers Compensation) Residual Market
   Call 1-800-NCCI-123
•  Alabama Katrina Hotline (contributions/donations)
   1-877-273-5018
•  Alabama Emergency Preparedness
   http://www.state.al.us/statenews.php

Katrina Information - Florida
•  Florida Association of Insurance Agents
   http://www.faia.com
•  Florida Department of Insurance
   http://www.fldfs.com/companies/
   1-866-856-1982 (insurance questions) 
•  Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
   http://www.citizensfla.com/ 
•  Florida Workers Compensation Joint Underwriting Association
   http://www.fwcjua.com/
•  Florida Emergency Management Agency
   http://www.floridadisaster.org/ 

Katrina General Information
•  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
•  http://hnn.us/articles/15043.html 
•  http://www.brookings.edu/
•  http://www.brookings.edu/metro/katrina.htm
•  http://www.benfieldgroup.com/research/reports/natural+hazards/
katrina_viewpoint_09+15+05.pdf
•  http://www.uscongress.com/

Katrina Loss Estimates & Mitigation
•  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
•  http://www.rms.com/
•  http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/66xx/doc6627/Katrina-FristLtr.pdf
•  http://www.nbnnews.com/NBN/issues/2005-09-05/Front+Page/index.html 
•  http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/sep2005/2005-09-07-04.asp
•  http://mceer.buffalo.edu/research/Reconnaissance/Katrina8-28-05/Default.asp
•  http://www.floods.org/PDF/ASFPM_HurricaneKatrina_WhitePaper_090905.pdf

Katrina Health & Safety Issues
•  http://www.katrinahealth.org/
•  http://www.safetyissues.org/katrina/
•  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/hcp.asp
•  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/workers.asp
•  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5435a5.htm
•  http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/hurricaneRecovery.html
•  http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html
•  http://www.apha.org/preparedness/Katrina_relief1.htm
•  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp
•  http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html
•  http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/katrina/

Katrina Flood & Mold Clean-Up
•  http://www.epa.gov/mold/
•  http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/flood.html
•  http://www.fema.gov/hazards/floods/whatshouldidoafter.shtm
•  http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_570_,00.html
•  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/protect.asp
•  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp
•  http://www.ncsu.edu/ehs/www99/right/handsMan/air_qual/mold_remediation.htm
•  http://www.buildingscience.com/resources/mold/mold_remediation.pdf
•  http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/beh/iaq/Mold_Rem3.htm
•  http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib101003.html

Satellite/Aerial/Other Imagery of Hurricane Katrina Damage
•  http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2495.htm
•  http://alt.ngs.noaa.gov/katrina/
•  http://www.gismaps.fema.gov/2005pages/katrina.shtm
•  http://www.digitalglobe.com/katrina_gallery.html
•  http://www.globexplorer.com/disasterimages/index.shtml
•  http://earth.google.com/katrina.html
•  http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2495.htm
•  http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=n7vl128.10k36pe4&Uy=-lsttlk

FEMA Hurricane Katrina Information
•  http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/resources_katrina.shtm
•  http://www.gismaps.fema.gov/2005pages/katrina.shtm
•  http://www.fema.gov/emanagers/ (situation reports)

Katrina Victim/Survivor Information
•  http://neworleans.craigslist.org/about/help/katrina_cl.html
•  http://www.nokr.org/
•  http://survivedkatrina.proboards54.com/index.cgi
•  http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina/locate
•  http://www.programbusiness.com/NewsFinance/ArticleDetail.asp?artID=2366
•  http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2005/katrina.htm
•  http://understandingkatrina.ssrc.org/

Katrina Jobs, Housing & Business Space
•  http://www.katrinajobs.com/
•  http://www.hurricanehousing.org
•  http://www.cityplextowers.com  (business space, email dortenburger@cityplextowers.com)

New Orleans Predictions
•  http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&
articleID=00060286-CB58-1315-8B5883414B7F0000&pageNumber=1&catID=2
•  http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/nov04/nov04c.html
•  http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/index.html

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IIABA and INDUSTRY RESOURCES

•  Flood Form Coverage Comparisons
   http://na.iiaa.org/TFT/TFTLinks/FloodLinks_09062005/covcomparison010104.pdf

•  Flood Loss Settlement Provisions by Form
   http://na.iiaa.org/TFT/TFTLinks/FloodLinks_09062005/losssettlement.doc

•  Flood Form Personal Property Special Limits
   http://na.iiaa.org/TFT/TFTLinks/FloodLinks_09062005/speclimitsonPP.doc

•  FAIA Agency Catastrophe Guide
   http://www.faia.com/contentmanager/uploads/catguide.pdf

•  FAIA Catastrophe Network
   http://www.faia.com/2005/07/Disaster_command_center.aspx

•  ACT Disaster Planning & Management
   http://na.iiaa.org/ACTDownloads/ACT2031505.doc

•  Best Practices of Crisis Management (PDF brochure)
   http://bp.reaganconsulting.com/uploads/2004BPCatalog.pdf

•  Chubb Business Recovery Planning Guide
   http://www.chubb.com/forms/recovery.html

•  Disaster Recovery Journal Sample Plans and Outlines
   http://www.drj.com/new2dr/samples.htm

•  WYO Company Bulletins
   http://bsa.nfipstat.com/wyobull/wyobull.htm

•  NAIC Emergency Insurance Information
   http://www.naic.org/pressroom/releases/rel05/Gulf_help.pdf

•  FDIC Financial Institution Status
   http://www.fdic.gov/news/katrina/index.html

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U.S. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

•  Official Hurricane Katrina Web Site
   http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery.shtml

•  GAO Preliminary Katrina Reports
   •  http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d051053t.pdf
   •  http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/featured/dprr.html

•  U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ready Business Web Site
   http://www.ready.gov/business/

•  Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
   http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/

•  FEMA Emergency Management Institute
   http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/

•  FEMA Disaster Assistance
   http://www.fema.gov/rrr/

•  FEMA Business Interruption Claim Filing Handbook
   http://www.fema.gov/pdf/cerrogrande/handbook022801.pdf

•  FEMA Flood Preparation & Prevention
   http://www.fema.gov/library/prepandprev.shtm

•  FEMA for Kids
   http://www.fema.gov/kids/index.htm

•  FEMA Disaster Photos
   http://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/

•  NFIP Flood Claims Information
   http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/agentsonly/assisting_customers.jsp;
jsessionid=2928DD8A73605941971C1501F9E4E54B

•  NFIP Flood Statistics
   http://www.fema.gov/nfip/pcstat.shtm

•  NFIP Flood Insurance Coverage Summary
   http://www.fema.gov/pdf/nfip/summary_cov.pdf

•  NFIP Online Flood Insurance Quotes
   http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/premiumest.jsp;
jsessionid=12343F7163352A2A9E635BCFDA3B9B54

•  NFIP Flood Insurance Policy Forms
   http://www.fema.gov/nfip/sfip.shtm

•  NFIP Flood Insurance Manual
   •  http://www.fema.gov/nfip/manual.shtm
   •  http://www.fema.gov/nfip/manual10_05.shtm (revisions)

•  NFIP Watermark Publication
   http://www.fema.gov/nfip/wm.shtm

•  NFIP Flood Hazard Maps - Online 1
   http://www.esri.com/hazards/

•  NFIP Flood Hazard Maps - Online 2
   http://www.hazardmaps.gov/atlas.php

•  NFIP Flood Hazard Maps - Order
   http://store.msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/
FemaWelcomeView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1

•  NFIP Online Flood Tutorial
   This tutorial will help agents effectively market, sell, and service flood insurance policies.
   http://training.nfipstat.com/portal2/default.asp

•  FirstGov's How to Replace Damaged or Destroyed Documents
   http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery/Vital_Docs.shtml

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MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES

•  American Red Cross
   http://www.redcross.org

•  American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Information
   http://www.prepare.org/

•  American Red Cross Financial Planning Guide for Disaster Preparedness
   http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/FinRecovery/FinPlan/index.html

•  Disaster Recovery Journal
   http://www.drj.com/

•  Disaster Resource Guide
   http://www.disaster-resource.com/

•  Emergency Preparedness Guide for Home and Family
   http://www.aaronline.com/documents/EmergencyGuide.pdf

•  Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response
   http://www.nyu.edu/ccpr

•  Common Misconceptions about Disasters:  Panic, the "Disaster Syndrome," and Looting
   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/emergency_response/common_misconceptions.pdf

•  Valuation Resources
   http://www.valuationresources.com/

•  Coastal Values at Risk
   http://www.air-worldwide.com/_public/NewsData/000797/The_Coastline_at_Risk.pdf

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OTHER HURRICANE, TORNADO & FLOODING RESOURCES

•  Texas DOI StormLink
   http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/commish/storms/index.html

•  Flood Insurance Servicing Companies Association
   http://www.fiscaa.org/

•  Earth Satellite Floodcast
   http://www.earthsat.com/wx/flooding/floodthreat.html

•  Hurricane Insurance Information Center
   http://www.disasterinformation.org/

•  Live Satellite Hurricane Imagery
   http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/watl-ir4-loop.html

•  Hurricane Insurance Coverage Analysis
   http://www.faia.com/scriptcontent/va_custom/consumer/catnet/command_post/fastfacts.cfm

•  About.com Hurricane Guide
   http://tampa.about.com/library/storms/blhcane.htm

•  Hurricane Preparedness Guide
   http://www.iiaba.net/VU/Docs/Word/HurricanePreparednessGuide.doc
   (IIABA members and paid VU subscribers only)

•  Hurricane Checklist
   http://www.iiaba.net/VU/Docs/Excel/HurricaneChecklist.xls
   (IIABA members and paid VU subscribers only)

•  Disaster Handbooks
   •  http://www.mofo.com/about/Katrina.pdf
   •  http://www.mofo.com/about/helpinghandbooks.html

•  USGS Hurricane Impact Studies
   http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/

•  NASA Hurricane Web Page
   http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/hurricane_2005.html

•  Science Magazine Coastal Disaster Resources
   http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/katrina/

•  Tornado Project
   http://www.tornadoproject.com/

•  Increased Weather Claims & Insurance
   http://www.ceres.org/pub/publication.php?pid=74

•  WeatherPages History & Archive
   http://www.weatherpages.com/wxhistory.html

•  National Weather Service
   http://www.srh.noaa.gov/

•  AccuWeather Hurricane Center
   http://hurricane.accuweather.com/

•  AccuWeather Forensic Services
   http://forensics.accuweather.com/

•  National Lenders Insurance Counsel
   http://www.nlic.org/

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EARTHQUAKE RESOURCES

•  USGS National Earthquake Information Center
   http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/

•  USGS Earthquake Hazard Program
   http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/

•  Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program
   http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/

•  Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
   http://www.eeri.org/

•  RiskMeter Geographical Underwriting System
   http://www.riskmeter.com/

•  The Impact of Lifelines on the Estimation of Natural Hazard Loss
   http://www.irmi.com/Expert/Articles/2005/Gould07.aspx

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Incredible Links!

Note:  Most of the above links were drawn from the VU "Incredible Links" page. These listings of hundreds of external internet resources are available only to IIABA members and paid VU subscribers and include the following topics:

Commercial Lines
•  Commercial Lines – Auto
•  Commercial Lines – Liability
•  Commercial Lines – Miscellaneous
•  Commercial Lines – Property
•  Commercial Lines – Workers Compensation

Personal Lines
•  Personal Lines – Auto
•  Personal Lines – Homeowners
•  Personal Lines – Miscellaneous

Life, Health & Financial
•  Life & Health

Government, Legal, International, & Disaster Information
•  Government Web Sites
•  Insurance Laws, Regulations, & Court Cases
•  International Insurance
•  Disaster & Catastrophe Information

Agency Operations
•  Agency Management
•  Sales & Marketing
•  Customer Service
•  Risk Management Consulting & Loss Control

Company Operations
•  Underwriting, Rating & Actuarial
•  Claims & Valuation (autos, boats, aircraft, mobile equipment)
•  Self-Insurance, Captives & Reinsurance

Information & News
•  Insurance Glossaries & Basics
•  Insurance Portals, Directories & Research Sites
•  Industry Magazines & News

Education
•  Universities with Insurance Degrees

Miscellaneous
•  Just for Fun

IIABA members and paid VU subscribers can access this resource at:

http://www.iiaba.net/VU/Lounge/IncredibleLinks.htm

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