Date: March 11, 2009
For more information contact: Jim Guidry, (608) 264-6239 or jim.guidry@wisconsin.gov
Media Advisory
State Officials Discuss Spring Flood Preparations
Madison, WI—Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg, Department of Natural Resources Executive Assistant Mary Ellen Vollbrecht, Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator Johnnie Smith and representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will hold a press conference at the State Capitol in the Governor's Conference Room at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, to discuss Flood Awareness Week which takes place the week of March 16, 2009. Participants will announce a proclamation from the Governor and discuss the importance of flood insurance and floodplain management in addition to the prospects for flooding this spring in light of the impact of flooding that has occurred in the last two years.
Created by the Legislature in 1871, Wisconsin's Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) was vested with broad powers to ensure that the insurance industry responsibly and adequately met the insurance needs of Wisconsin citizens. Today, OCI's mission is to lead the way in informing and protecting the public and responding to its insurance needs.