Can an Elevation Certificate Lower Flood Insurance Costs?

Can an Elevation Certificate Lower Flood Insurance Costs? Posted on June 15, 2026 by HerrimanSurveyor If you’re developing land is likely already on your radar. And if you’ve seen the premiums, you know they can get painful fast. An elevation certificate could be the single document that changes what you pay, and by how much. What an […]

How To Find Your Home On FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps

How To Find Your Home On FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps Posted on July 28, 2017 by HerrimanSurveyor What are FEMA flood utps? FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) or just Flood Maps are provided after a flood risk assessment has been completed or updated for a community.  This study is known as a Flood Insurance Study.  The FIRM gives […]

Difference in FEMA Elevation Certificate and LOMA

Difference in FEMA Elevation Certificate and LOMA Posted on March 6, 2017 by HerrimanSurveyor I get calls all the time from someone requesting an Elevation Certificate or Elevation Survey. Usually it’s because they’ve gotten a letter in the util from their mortgage company telling them they have to get flood insurance. This leads them to contact their insurance company and that […]