by Reader Dan sends along this one: (this was my newbie persona ten years ago http://angrybearblog.com/2007/05/reader-dan-on-insurance.html) ——————- My insurance in MA was cancelled on property due to ‘limiting risk exposure’ by my insurance company. While near the coast, my investment property is not on a flood plain and well protected as well as being higher by far (40 ft.) than downtown. I wound up having to buy from a MA backed plan at 1.5 multiplier for less coverage. I got to thinking. If I am getting cancelled, what’s up. I went to Florida via the web because I had heard that Allstate was canceling most of its coverage in the state, and other companies were considering the possibility. I found this: Florida homeowners could see property insurance rates
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Reader Dan sends along this one: (this was my newbie persona ten years ago http://angrybearblog.com/2007/05/reader-dan-on-insurance.html)
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My insurance in MA was cancelled on property due to ‘limiting risk exposure’ by my insurance company. While near the coast, my investment property is not on a flood plain and well protected as well as being higher by far (40 ft.) than downtown. I wound up having to buy from a MA backed plan at 1.5 multiplier for less coverage.
I got to thinking. If I am getting cancelled, what’s up. I went to Florida via the web because I had heard that Allstate was canceling most of its coverage in the state, and other companies were considering the possibility. I found this:
Florida homeowners could see property insurance rates cut by as much as a total of 40 percent under a plan finalized Sunday by lawmakers hoping to reverse hurricane-fueled increases many residents say have threatened to price them out of their homes.
Lawmakers said the wide-ranging proposal they’ll vote on Monday is expected to provide savings of up to 20 percent for many of the coastal customers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-created company that has become Florida’s largest property insurer.
Getting the 20 percent rate reduction would require a number of factors, and the only guaranteed savings across the board appeared to be closer to 5 percent. But many customers will see much larger reductions, lawmakers said.
Rates for property owners insured by private companies are also expected to come down under the plan, which would still need approval from Republican Gov. Charlie Crist.
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The state-created company was envisioned as a last-resort insurer for those who can’t get private coverage, but it has grown to be the state’s largest property insurer with 1.3 million customers.
Insurers including Allstate Corp., Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., MetLife Inc. and State Farm have canceled or limited homeowners policies or significantly raised rates in an effort to reduce exposure to future catastrophes since the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005, in which insurers lost $36 billion in Florida.
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The industry also says the plan is a quick-fix bailout that puts more risk on the government. The plan increases the amount of backup coverage, or reinsurance, available to private insurance companies through the state’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.
While the insurance is for homeowners, business also needs flood and hurricane insurance to operate in the area. If Dade county is hit with a 4 or 5 force, the consequences would be huge. The season is just starting. Is this simple economics? Which homeowners get the most benefit? Does it preclude good zoning? Are there any social aspects to consider? How do businesses cope?