Daniel Kaniewski is frequently quoted by leading media outlets and has appeared live on national television networks, often during major disasters.
Daniel Kaniewski, CEO of Northstar Risk & Resilience and a former FEMA deputy administrator, said the tool could help narrow the country's flood insurance protection gap. "This is a major milestone for the National Flood Insurance Program, one that's been a long time coming," Kaniewski told The Insurer. "By giving Americans another way to purchase flood insurance, FEMA can help increase take-up rates and close our nation's enormous flood insurance protection gap."
"By engaging the P&C insurance industry and rewarding proactive mitigation efforts, we can shift liability away from taxpayers and create a sustainable model that reduces losses for everyone," said Daniel Kaniewski, founder and CEO of Northstar Risk & Resilience and former Federal Emergency Management Agency deputy administrator and Marsh U.S. public sector leader.
Former agency official Daniel Kaniewski said promoting resilience should be “job one” for Hamilton. “I realize we're entering hurricane season and that’s a more immediate priority, but the next administrator will have to balance the immediate with the future,” Kaniewski said. “That’s the tension.”
Kaniewski discusses the launch of Northstar Risk & Resilience and how his experience at FEMA and Marsh shaped the firm’s approach to helping organizations reduce and transfer disaster risk.
Daniel Kaniewski comments on states leading on disaster resilience programs.
Daniel Kaniewski comments on states leading on disaster resilience programs.
Kaniewski speaks with The Insurer TV about launching Northstar Risk & Resilience and the opportunity to bring together disaster resilience, emergency management, and insurance to help organizations better manage catastrophe risk.
Daniel Kaniewski live on Bloomberg television highlighted how recent hurricanes exposed FEMA's resource constraints while underscoring the critical need for investment in hazard mitigation, reliance on local officials to combat misinformation, and urgent reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program.
Daniel Kaniewski testifies on the Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
