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Below you will also find a list of map information services that the Guilford County Planning and Development Department provides. All inquiries can be directed to Frank Park, the Floodplain Administrator at 336-641-3753.

Guilford County will assist in finding the following information:
• Whether the property is in an SFHA.
• The community number.
• The panel number and suffix.
• The date of the FIRM’s index (cover panel)
• The FIRM zone e.g., A, C, X, V, AE, A2, AO etc.
• The base flood elevation (the depth in AO Zones) where shown on the FIRM.
• The elevation datum used on the FIRM, if other than the NGVD.
• Any historical information about the property that we may have.
• Any information about streams and wetlands on the property.

More information is available at:

Guilford County Floodplain Management: http://www.myguilford.com/planning-and-development/watershed-protectionstormwater-management/floodplain-management/
National Flood Insurance Program: www.floodsmart.gov
NC Flood Insurance Rate Maps: http://fris.nc.gov/fris/Home.aspx?ST=NC
FEMA: https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program

If you have any questions or comments please free to contact me at 336-641-5565 or Frank Park, Floodplain Administrator at 336-641-3753.

We are excited to let you know that we have launched a new social media campaign with tips on how to prevent errors and omissions claims.

We launched the “Close the Gap” campaign last week on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
The tips will answer questions and offer guidance for many issues that often result in E&O claims.

We will be posting a new tip every Thursday for the next couple of months.
We encourage you to check out our posts and LIKE and SHARE them to help spread the word.

Thank you for your partnership.

Mark Angelucci, CPCU, ARM
Errors & Omissions Business Segment Officer
1-315-734-2871

Courtesy of the Insurance Journal

Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than one third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in 2017, costing almost $700 million.

That’s according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) and State Farm, the largest writer of homeowners insurance in the United States.

An analysis of homeowners insurance data by the I.I.I. found that the number of dog bite claims nationwide increased to 18,522 in 2017, compared to 18,122 in 2016, which was a 2.2 percent increase.

The average cost per claim increased by 11.5 percent. The average cost paid out for dog bite claims was $37,051 in 2017, compared with $33,230 in 2016.

“The increase in the 2017 average cost per claim could be attributed to an increase in severity of injuries,” said Kristin Palmer, chief communications officer with the I.I.I. “But the average cost per claim nationally has risen more than 90 percent from 2003 to 2017, due to increased medical costs as well as the size of settlements, judgments and jury awards given to plaintiffs.”