Mr. Howard Leikin
Deputy Administrator for Insurance, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, USA
500 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20472

Howard Leikin was appointed Deputy Administrator for Insurance, in the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, in August 2001. In that position, he oversees the insurance and floodplain management aspects of the National Flood Insurance Program, which has 19,000 participating communities nationwide and more than $570 billion of insurance in force. He is also responsible for overseeing flood insurance marketing and coordinates communication and outreach strategies to reduce losses from flooding and other perils.

Prior to being appointed to this position, Mr. Leikin was Deputy Administrator of the Federal Insurance Administration, and earlier, Chief Actuary. In the actuarial post, he worked extensively with insurance companies on flood-related coverage, pricing and statistical reporting issues, and conducted research relevant to insurance and mitigation issues facing the flood insurance program. He was instrumental in developing an agency strategy for addressing repetitive flood-loss properties.

Mr. Leikin began his career with the federal government in 1977, initially in the area of program analysis, planning and budgeting. He later moved into the actuarial and information systems areas of the Federal Insurance Administration.

A native of Nanuet, N.Y., Mr. Leikin holds a bachelor of science in applied mathematics from State University of New York at Stony Brook, a master's of science in operations research from George Washington University, and the designation of Associate in Risk Management from the Insurance Institute of America.