In his PrepTalk, Kevelighan shares the pivotal role that insurance plays in people’s lives and communities, both before and after a disaster. “What happens when the water drains, when the dust settles? You have to rebuild an economy,” Kevelighan says. “This is what insurance does. It gets people back in their jobs. It gets people back in their homes.” He describes the deeper values of insurance, including how insurance improves safety, builds resilience, and promotes innovation.
Sean Kevelighan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Information Institute, an organization dedicated to improving the public’s understanding of insurance.
Related Resources
- PrepTalks Discussion Guide: Understanding the Value of Insurance
- Insurance Information Institute (III)
- III: How to create a home inventory
- III: Understanding the insurance claims process
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
- PrepTalks: Land Use Planning for Community Resilience
- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
- FLASH: Homeowner’s Insurance Guide to Natural Disasters
- U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey
- FEMA: Floodsmart.gov
- FEMA: Community Rating System (CRS): A Local Official’s Guide to Saving Lives, Preventing Property Damage, and Reducing the Cost of Flood Insurance
- FEMA: Document and Insure Your Property
- FEMA: Floodplain Management Publications
Q & A Session
PrepTalks are given by subject-matter experts and thoughts leaders to spread new ideas, spark conversation, and promote innovative leadership for the issues confronting emergency managers now and over the next 20 years. For more information and more talks, see https://www.fema.gov/preptalks
