Mel Hodges

Mel Hodges is Vice President of Compliance and oversees National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data submissions on FEMA’s Pivot Portal—which is the secure gateway for access and use of the NFIP’s essential applications. Mel is also responsible for Torrent’s business quality assurance program. Mel leads Torrent’s efforts for FEMA’s recent change on how FEMA establishes flood insurance rates called Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action, which is a significant shift and undertaking in the industry. He continues to work closely with FEMA on a wide range of issues surrounding the NFIP.