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Florida Commission Accepts Three New Flood Models as Storm Impacts Rise

As with computer models that help predict risk from hurricane winds, insurers now have more than one model to use when gauging flood damage in storm-soaked Florida. The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology this month accepted three flood …

Report Says Growth of Private Flood Insurance Has Stagnated. Neptune Disagrees

The head of one of the largest private flood insurance writers this week questioned an AM Best report that said private flood companies are failing to make significant inroads in America’s troubled flood market. “From 2020 through 2022, private insurers …

Project 2025 Plan to End NFIP Welcomed by Some, Rejected by Others in Insurance

A plan by a politically conservative group to dismantle the National Flood Insurance Program, if Donald Trump is elected president, has been met with approval from a private flood insurer but sharp skepticism from economists and insurance agents who say …

2023 to Test Recent Growth in Private Flood Insurance Market

The private flood insurance market has been growing but 2023 may provide a real test following Tropical Storm Hilary in California as well as future storms that may come during the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane season. According to AM …

South Carolina Passes Flood Insurance Law to Boost Private Market

The state of South Carolina is aiming to foster new flood insurance coverage options through the enactment of the South Carolina Private Flood Insurance Act. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed the legislation, passed Sept. 23 by state lawmakers, into …

AXA XL Partners with Insurtech Neptune Flood to Expand Private Flood Insurance

AXA XL is partnering with digital private flood insurance program manager Neptune Flood in a strategic underwriting partnership that will more than double Neptune’s capacity across the country. According to CEO Jim Albert, the new partnership doesn’t change Neptune’s core …

Tennessee Insurance Head McPeak Talks Leading NAIC, Priorities Under New Gov

Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak’s tenure as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) may have come to an end, but her work as an insurance regulator will continue for some time thanks to her recent reappointment …

Opinion: Is Florida’s Flood Insurance Industry Really Prepared?

The clock is ticking: The National Flood Insurance Program expires on July 31, 2018; so what happens next? It is well documented that the NFIP is broken and has been in disarray for a long time. The NFIP’s primary deficiency …

As Congress Eyes Flood Insurance Renewal, Private Markets Get Ready

Unleashing the invisible hand that has been missing from the flood insurance market for nearly 50 years is no easy task. But private flood insurance experts say the change would be a good thing not only for private flood insurers …

New Flood Insurance Product For Florida Homeowners Available from American Integrity

American Integrity Insurance Group (AI), a Florida-based insurance provider, has unveiled a private flood insurance option for homeowners. AI is one of nine Florida-based insurers to offer its own flood program that includes a Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FOIR) …