§ 61.1 Purpose of part
§ 61.2 Definitions
§ 61.3 Coverage and benefits provided under the Standard Flood Insurance Policy
§ 61.4 Special terms and conditions
§ 61.5 Deductibles
§ 61.6 Maximum amounts of coverage available
§ 61.7 Risk premium rate determinations
§ 61.8 Applicability of risk premium rates
§ 61.9 Establishment of chargeable rates
§ 61.10 Requirements for issuance or renewal of flood insurance coverage
§ 61.11 Effective date and time of coverage under the Standard Flood Insurance Policy–New Business Applications and Endorsements
§ 61.12 Rates based on a flood protection system involving Federal funds
§ 61.13 Standard Flood Insurance Policy
§ 61.14 Standard Flood Insurance Policy Interpretations
§ 61.16 Probation additional premium
§ 61.17 Group Flood Insurance Policy

Terms Used In 44 CFR Part 61 - Insurance Coverage and Rates

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Risk premium rates: include provisions for operating costs and allowances. See 44 CFR 59.1
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.