§ 4018 — Operating Costs And Allowances; Definitions

(a) The Administrator shall from time to time negotiate with appropriate representatives of the insurance industry for the purpose of establishing— (1) a current schedule of operating costs applicable both to risk-sharing insurance companies and other insurers and to insurance companies and other insurers, insurance agents and brokers, and insurance adjustment organizations participating on other than a risk-sharing basis, and (2) a current schedule of operating allowances applicable to risk-sharing insurance companies and other insurers, (b) For purposes of subsection (a)— (1) the term “operating costs” shall (without limiting such term) include— (A) expense reimbursements covering the direct, actual, and necessary expenses incurred in connection with selling and servicing flood insurance coverage; (B) reasonable compensation payable for selling and servicing flood insurance coverage, or commissions or service fees paid to producers; (C) loss adjustment expenses; and (D) other direct, actual, and necessary expenses which the Administrator finds are incurred in connection with selling or servicing flood insurance coverage; and (2) the term “operating allowances” shall (without limiting such term) include amounts for profit and contingencies which the Administrator finds reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.