NFIP Risk Rating 2.0

Cyndee Haydon is a native Floridian who worked for IBM in many places including Philadelphia and New Jersey until IBM brought them to Tampa in 1991. 16 years ago, she became a full-time real estate professional and never looked back. 10 years ago Biggert Waters happened and from that moment on she has been actively working to help find an affordable flood insurance solution to NFIP that is insolvent and unsustainable.

Cyndee serves as the 2020 President of the Pinellas Realtor Organization and Central Pasco Realtor Organization (PRO/CPRO) and the Florida Realtors and National Association Board of Directors. She is known for being a champion for homeowners in the area of Homeowner’s Insurance, Flood Insurance and Sustainability and was just named the 2021 PRO/CPRO Realtor of the Year and also received their 2021 Advocacy Champion award.

Cyndee served as Florida Realtors Insurance Chair in 2017 as well as serving the last 3 years on NAR’s Insurance Committee. She will be the Vice-Chair of NAR’s Insurance committee in 2022 and currently has been active in educating Realtor members and consumers on NFIP Risk Rating 2.0.

Austin Perez is Senior Policy Representative for Insurance Issues with the National Association of REALTORS®.

In this role, Austin is NAR's public policy expert on federal insurance matters including flood insurance. He is also staff director to NAR’s member committee which develops the Association’s positions on insurance related public policies.

Austin joined NAR in 2008 after lobbying six years at the American Farm Bureau on environmental, labor and immigration issues.