Agency of the Year Award & Public Awareness Materials Contest 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). Agency of the Year Award Each year, 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. The winning agencies will be announced at the 2008 National Flood Conference on Thursday, May 8. The NFIP will provide 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: NFIP Agency of the Year Contest Attn: Catherine R. King, CMP 18428 W Capistrano Avenue Goodyear, AZ 85338 If you are sending supporting material with the application, please include 4 copies. Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2008 Questions? Call Catherine King at 623-386-0879, or send an e-mail to Cking28@csc.com Public Awareness Materials Contest If you have materials that help consumers, insurance agents, and others understand the risk of floods and the need for flood insurance, make sure to enter them in the 2002 Public Awareness Materials Contest! Just fill out the attached form below and send it along with your materials by April 5, 2002. All materials submitted will be displayed at the 2002 National Flood Conference. Attendees can view the entries and vote for their favorite item in each category. Winners will be announced at the 2002 National Flood Conference Awards Dinner on Tuesday May 21, 2002. Agency of the Year Award Nomination Form 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 (optional):________________________________________________ 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? ___________________________ 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 (four copies) 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 (optional):________________________________________ Submit to: NFIP Agency of the Year Contest • Attn: Catherine R. King, CMP 18428 W Capistrano Ave • Goodyear, AZ 85338 Deadline for nominations is March 21, 2008. If you are sending supporting material with the application, please include 4 copies. Public Awareness Materials Contest Do you have materials that help consumers, insurance agents, and others understand the risk of floods and the need for flood insurance? If your answer is yes, fill out the attached form and send it along with your materials to enter the Public Awareness Materials Contest! All materials submitted will be displayed at the 2008 National Flood Conference. Attendees can view the entries and vote on their favorite item in each category. The voting will be done in the Exhibit Hall. Winners will be announced at the 2008 National Flood Conference Closing General Session on Saturday, May 10. Public Awareness Materials Contest Submission Form Category: (check one) n Best Printed Marketing Material (brochure, flyer, stuffer, etc.) n Best Advertising Material (tv, radio, newspaper, magazine, billboard, direct mail, etc.) n Best Training Material n Best Web Site Title or Description of Item : ____________________________________________ Submitted by (Name): _________________________________________________ Company: ___________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ City: ____________________________________ State: _______ ZIP: __________ Phone: ______________________________ Fax: ___________________________ Email Address (optional): ______________________________________________ Include one form for each entry (form may be photocopied). Entries must be original materials; photocopies cannot be accepted. We do not provide audio/visual equipment. If you would like to arrange for your own, please call Catherine King at 623-386-0879 for details. Entries will not be returned. Send your completed form(s) and supporting materials to: NFIP Public Awareness Materials Contest Attn: Kevin Brown NFIP/CSC 7700 Hubble Dr. Lanham, MD 20706 Deadline for nominations is April 4, 2008.