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The Flood Insurance Landscape
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May 2014
Given the recent changes to both federal and state law regarding flood insurance, which both have a particularly acute impact in Pinellas County, partners Dennis Ruppel and Will Conroy presented a seminar with these key points to consider:
- Florida has almost 40% of national flood exposure
- Pinellas County has more than 140,000 flood insurance policies
- Relief in Flood Insurance Affordability Act (FIAA) of 2014 almost exclusively for primary residences
- Premiums on gradual climb to full risk-premium
- Re-insurance market for flood still years away