National Flood Insurance Program

2005 National Flood Conference

The 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. 

All nominations are reviewed by the Selection Committee, which consists of one member 
each from the Flood Insurance Producers National Committee, the WYO Marketing 
Committee, and the Flood Insurance Committee of the Institute for Business and Home 
Safety. After their review, they select the three insurance agencies that most deserve the 
Agency of the Year Award.

The winning agencies will be announced at the 2005 National Flood Conference Awards 
Luncheon on Thursday, June 2. 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 Bureau & Statistical Agent
Attn:  Catherine R. King, CMP
7700 Hubble Drive
Lanham, MD  20706

If you are sending supporting material with the application, please include 4 copies.

Deadline: Friday, April 1, 2005

Questions?  Call Catherine King at 301-918-1439, or send an e-mail to 
CatherineR.King@associates.dhs.gov

AGENCY OF THE YEAR CONTEST Nomination Form
To nominate an insurance agency, please provide the following information. If you need 
more space, attach additional pages and indicate which question you are responding to.

1.	Agency 					
	Address	City	State	 Zip Code		
	Phone No.	Fax No. 		
	Email address			
	Name and title of person who will accept award			

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 (give 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, if possible, of the agency's efforts (e.g., marketing materials, 
advertisements, letters, programs from conventions/conferences, trade show listings of 
exhibitors, etc.).

	Submitted by:
	Name		Title			
	Organization		
	Address	City		State	Zip Code	
	Phone No.	
	Fax No.	
	E-mail Address	

	Send your nomination to:

		NFIP Bureau & Statistical Agent
		Attn: Catherine R. King, CMP
		7700 Hubble Dr.
		Lanham, MD 20706

Deadline for nominations is Friday, April 1, 2005.