Contract Vehicles Contact Us Careers Who We Are What We Do Who We Serve What We’ve Done DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY – PROJECT 2 MANAGEMENT CONSULTING & STRATEGIC INNOVATION, PROJECT PROFILES PROJECT SUMMARY OST has been committed to a US Department of Homeland Security flood insurance program since 2003. We are the primary contractor assisting the customer with administering the program, which manages approximately 5.6 million policies encompassing more than $1.2 trillion of coverage. Since 2009, OST’s personnel provided technical, business, organizational, and on-the-ground assistance in the United States wherever major storms cause flooding. In 2017, OST provided surge ramp-up to support recovery for Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Maria, all of which resulted in more than 125,000 claims and billions of dollars of insured property damage. In support of the customer’s mission, OST provides flexible, responsive, and deep IT, business, and field response capabilities. SERVICES PROVIDED OST works collaboratively with 80 insurance companies; federal agencies such as Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, Small Business Administration, the Census Bureau, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; state and local communities; policymakers; and 10 IT vendors providing services to the insurance companies. Specific management consulting services offered during surge support include: Underwriting Services Claims Review and Quality Monitoring Community Outreach Appeals Processing Financial Services Correspondence Preparation and Distribution Actuarial Analysis Disaster Management Risk Analysis and Mitigation Data Analytics MISSION CHALLENGES, SUCCESSES, AND RESULTS A key mission challenge in disaster recovery is the nature of disasters, unexpected by definition and of unknown size, timing, and frequency. OST developed a strong on-demand mobilization capability to meet surge requirements in support of disaster response, while ensuring day-to-day operational continuity. This expertise was put to the test in 2017, with three major hurricanes hitting in the space of a few months. OST helped our customer maintain a delicate balancing act of remaining financially solvent while serving citizens in the face of such catastrophic events with quality and affordable insurance. Our ongoing focus on process improvements and deep domain knowledge enabled us to meet these challenges. In a matter of weeks, OST developed from the ground up five Flood Response Offices (FROs) in the most devastated communities in Texas and Florida to support flood claim processing and victim recovery. We deployed full-time staff from our Maryland and Virginia offices along with 70 temporary surge staff in a few weeks to support this massive recovery effort. Resources supporting this endeavor included General Adjusters, Claims Reviewers, Field Inspectors, IT Support, and Administrative Staff. Many of them volunteered to spend weeks away from their families to help these communities and citizens recover. To date, we completed more than 10,000 claims files reviews and performed several thousand field inspections to make sure that policyholders are getting all of the recovery money they are entitled to receive. BENEFITS/VALUE TO CUSTOMER OST’s work benefited a variety of stakeholders, including Federal, state, and local governments and communities; insurance companies; vendors; and insurance policyholders. By rapidly setting up reliable systems once the hurricanes passed through, we were able to get people back on their feet as quickly as possible. PREV NEXT CATEGORIES Blog Community Service Thought Leadership News Project Profiles Information Technology, C4ISR, Cyber Logistics Managed Services Management Consulting & Strategic Innovation SETA Smart Infrastructure Scenarios and Use Cases Smart Solutions White Papers OST, Inc.2101 L Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20037 202-466-8099 © 2019 OST, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sitemap Legal & Disclaimer Copyright VPAT Contact OST