This 2 Hour course is designed to meet the Maryland education requirements necessary for you to start selling Flood Insurance! We'll cover the National Flood Insurance Program, as well as the flood zone designations and how to read flood maps. You'll learn about the policies and products available for those who may need flood insurance, and the rules of these policies. We'll cover rating and handling claims, and finally, we'll go over the 2004 Flood Insurance Reform Act, and leave you with some agent resources. Our class is based on the Basic Flood Insurance Course Outline published in the Federal Register, and fulfills the directive in the 2004 Flood Insurance Reform Act.

Course Format: Text

Credit Type: Flood

Course ID(s): 112437

Approved By: Insurance Administration

  • 2-Hour National Flood Insurance Program
    • 2-Hour National Flood Insurance Program [16 Activities]
      • 01. The National Flood Insurance Program
      • 02. Section I- Introduction
      • 03. Community Participation: Current Framework of the NFIP
      • 04. Flood Maps and Zone Determinations
      • 05. Section II-Flood Maps and Zone Determinations
      • 06. Policies and Products Available
      • 07. Section III-Policies and Products Available
      • 08. General Rules
      • 09. Section IV-General Rules
      • 10. Rating and Handling Claims
      • 11. Section V: Rating
      • 12. Section VI - Claims Handling Process
      • 13. The 2004 FIRA and Agent Resources
      • 14. Section VII - Requirements of the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004
      • 15. Section VIII - Agent Resources
      • 16. Conclusion
  • Final Exam
    • Final Exam (20 questions)
  • Course Completion
    • Mandatory Questionnaire
    • Certificate of Completion
    • Guaranteed Next-Day Reporting
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Instructor Bio

Gary Sternberg

Gary Sternberg is a veteran of insurance training, having been in the insurance education industry for over 25 years. He is a highly focused, licensed professional with top-level skills in prelicense and continuing education content authorship and training. He is well-versed in compliance and has extensive experience with state and federal regulatory laws and rules. Gary brings to At Your Pace Online students his excellent teaching, writing, and presentation skills with the ability to turn the complex into learnable “normal” person material. Most importantly, Gary has a passion for insurance education and seeing students successfully navigate the licensing process.