Upon arriving on the scene of a natural or man-made disaster, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the task of accounting for the insurance claims that arise out of such events. However, disaster response brings with it other players, many of whom provide detailed historical information that can be accessed by an informed adjuster or other insurance investigator. To access witnesses and information, adjusters must understand the framework of the response to mass disaster. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), is an organization created by Congress in 1996 to permit states that are affected by a disaster to request and receive assistance from other member states quickly and efficiently. EMAC is neither a federal agency nor part of the federal government. Rather, it is an agree...
The past 16 months have seen major disasters in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Hundreds of thousands of people have died and millions have had their lives changed forever. Some attention has focused on a possible increase in the frequency of natural and man-made hazards that are responsible for these disasters. At the heart of these disasters was the failure to develop effective national disaster management capacity -- the capacity to plan and prepare for response, to coordinate assistance, to develop policies on reconstruction, and to confront the vulnerabilities of the population. Responding to specific disasters by providing hand-to-mouth help is not the best way to help countries suffering from the effects of a natural disaster. Creating a standing fund to draw from to meet disaste...
The 2010 earthquake in Haiti provides a real-life framework that highlights the political realities of responding to mass emergencies and also reveals some of the limitations of the extant literature on crisis management in facilitating global response in the immediate aftermath of major disasters. Recently, researchers in the field of emergency management and disasters (e.g., Boin, 2009; Drabek, 2007; Shalev et al., 2000) have outlined issues that need to be addressed by crisis managers, policymakers, and government officials. This article discusses some of the premises regarding the critical lack of crisis management factors (e.g., modeling, agency coordination and integration, crisis planning, leadership functions) that limit the efficacy of the role of national initiatives related t...
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Up to 40% of businesses affected by a natural or man-made disaster never reopen, according to the Insurance Information Institute. In a nationwide effort to raise the business community's awareness about how to prepare their businesses and employees in the event of an emergency, the Advertising Council, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross, announced today the launch of new public service advertisements (PSAs) on behalf of Ready Business. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/adcouncil/50292/
William Gray and his team of forecasters at Colorado State University have said that the Atlantic basin will see significantly above average hurricane activity this season. Are insurance agents prepared for this expected hurricane activity? More important, are insurance agents prepared for disasters in general, either natural or man-made? The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has addressed those questions in one of its newest reports titled Key Considerations in Disaster Planning & Management for Independent Agencies & Brokerage Firms. The 2004 hurricane season was the catalyst for ACT to assemble a work group of affected independent agents and other industry participants to improve the disaster planning process, says Jeff Yates, ACT executive director. The ACT guide provides ...
PARIS, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 26-27, the American Graduate School in Paris (AGS - www.ags.edu) held its sixth Annual Graduate Student Conference on the theme: "The Politics of Disaster: The Mitigation, Management, and International Response to Environmental Crises." After a decade marked by a particularly intense series of natural and man-made environmental catastrophes, AGS invited students, professors, and NGO managers from around the world to examine the consequences of such crises and the environmental, social, and economic responses from international governments. Panelists from China, Pakistan, England, Ireland, Argentina, and the United States, participated along with AGS students to exchange ideas and discuss potential solutions to better prevent and respond to futu...
The city of Portland has posted a request for bids for a general contractor to build the city's new Emergency Coordination Center. Bids are due Nov. 15 and a mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held Oct. 19. Construction costs for the 28,500-square-foot building are expected to be around $11 million. The MWA Architects-designed building will be constructed adjacent to the Portland Communication Center on Southeast 99th Avenue in Portland. It will be the new headquarters of the Portland Office of Emergency Management and the water bureau's emergency response and security teams. The ECC will serve as the city's response hub in the event of a major natural or man-made disaster.
CHICAGO, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the recent natural disasters that have struck domestically in the Southeast and internationally in Japan, combined with continued "man-made threats" at this time of heightened awareness, the American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section (LPM) and Committee on and Preparedness have combined to provide key considerations for handling the accompanying issues. The most recent issue of LPM's Law Practice Today, a monthly webzine providing law practice management advice, provides nationally-known experts providing insight to relevant topics that come to the forefront during trying times.
Millions of dollars in federal and state funding, along with inter-county cooperation and cross-border initiatives with Canada, have all contributed to improved emergency communications in Maine since Sept. 11, 2001, says the director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency. Robert P. McAleer spoke at a hearing Wednesday of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The hearing examined the state of emergency communications as the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 approaches.
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