Flood Insurance Changes Coming Oct 1

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Changes are coming to the flood insurance policy sector taking effect October 1st on new policies and April 1, 2022 on any outstanding renewal policies.  I will write further as more details are revealed but these are the highlights from the FEMA Risk Rating 2.0 announcement:

1. Flood zones and Elevation Certificates will no longer be a rating factor (Flood zones will still be present for mortgage purposes)
2. Elevation Certificates will no longer be needed to determine rate
3. No more preferred rate tables for X,B,C Flood zones
4. Flood Vents (2 openings on 2 walls on lowest level) will no longer provide significant savings
5. Machinery on ground floor will impact rate (ex:a/c, water heater, washer/dryers)
6. Grandfathering: Policyholders will still be able to transfer their discount to a new owner by assigning their flood insurance policy when their property changes ownership
7. FEMA will continue to offer premium discounts for pre-FIRM subsidized and newly mapped properties (ex: Zone X remapped to A Zone, rate from X can be grandfathered as long as there is no coverage interruption)
8. Replacement Cost Value will impact the rate (Historically, lower valued homes were paying more than they should and those that had higher value homes were paying less than they should)

FEMA “predicts the average rate increase will be about 10%.”

Click here to be directed to the flood insurance page on my website.

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