Florida flood insurance News

Hurricane Idalia Exposes Florida’s Dangerous Flood Insurance Gap

Hurricane Idalia unleashed its fury on northwest Florida on Wednesday morning, landing in a sparsely populated area with winds of 125 miles (201 kilometers) per hour and 9 feet of storm surge. Although the urban conglomeration of Tampa-St. Petersburg was …

New Technology to Drive Better Prediction, Pricing of Florida Flood Risk

Actuarial experts, disaster modelers and third-party vendors are utilizing new technology to better predict and price flood risk – and Florida’s private market has responded, with the number of companies writing flood insurance doubling from 10 to 20 firms in …

Homeowners Choice Offers Flood Insurance in Florida

Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Inc., a Florida based provider of homeowners insurance and wholly-owned insurance subsidiary of HCI Group, Inc., announced at a press conference it is the first admitted homeowners insurance carrier to provide flood insurance …