Florida homeowners: Protect your home from flood damage. Get a flood insurance quote online today.
“Anywhere it can rain, it can flood.” – FEMA
As of 2019, there are 117,952 National Flood Insurance Program policies in place in Florida. Because homeowners insurance doesn’t cover flood damage, most Florida homeowners turn to the NFIP to protect their homes from storm surges.
But there’s a better and more affordable way to protect your home from floods. With Kin, you can simply add flood insurance to your policy as an endorsement. We crunched the numbers and we can help about 71 percent of Florida homeowners save more than they would with a National Flood Insurance Program policy.
The perks of our flood insurance:
Our Florida flood insurance starts as low as $175 a year (that’s just $14 a month!) for flood zone X. Some counties pay even less than that on average!
So why is flood insurance so important in Florida? Consider the sheer number of Florida single-family homes at risk of storm surge.
| Storm Category | Number of Single-Family Homes at Risk |
|---|---|
| Category 1 | 353,994 |
| Category 2 | 1,088,511 |
| Category 3 | 1,806,312 |
| Category 4 | 2,362,323 |
| Category 5 | 2,851,642 |
Source: Insurance Information Institute
Florida in particular is more at risk for floods than any other state, thanks to its 11,000 miles of rivers, streams, and waterways coupled with flat terrain. According to NOAA, Florida gets 54 inches of rainfall on average across the state each year.
It’s not just coastal homeowners who need flood insurance. About 20 to 25 percent of flood claims happen outside high-risk flood zones, which means even if your lender doesn’t require flood coverage, it’s a smart plan.
And lastly, if you have a federally backed mortgage (think FHA, VA, or USDA loan) and you live in flood zone A or V, you are required to purchase flood insurance.
For all of Florida, the average flood insurance premium is $856, but low-risk counties will pay much, much less. That’s because the cost of flood insurance varies depending on your home’s flood zone.
Take a look at our average flood insurance premiums by county below.
And take a look at how we compare to the NFIP in our most competitive counties in Florida.
| County | Kin Average | NFIP Average | Savings with Kin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | $128 | $492 | $364 |
| Baker | $117 | $452 | $335 |
| Bay | $229 | $577 | $348 |
| Bradford | $126 | $653 | $527 |
| Brevard | $238 | $511 | $273 |
| Clay | $128 | $477 | $349 |
| DeSoto | $162 | $547 | $385 |
| Gilchrist | $207 | $635 | $428 |
| Gulf | $707 | $1,043 | $336 |
| Hamilton | $127 | $484 | $358 |
| Hardee | $121 | $487 | $366 |
| Jefferson | $240 | $487 | $246 |
| Lafayette | $133 | $602 | $468 |
| Lake | $134 | $481 | $346 |
| Liberty | $141 | $621 | $480 |
| Madison | $118 | $501 | $382 |
| Okeechobee | $129 | $1,076 | $947 |
| Sumter | $121 | $594 | $471 |
When weighing flood insurance costs, remember that even an inch of standing water costs $26,807 to repair an average one-story home and replace lost belongings – much more than the average cost of flood coverage. Flood damage is not something you want to cover out of pocket.
While a standard home insurance policy can cover water damage from a burst pipe, it does not cover damage caused by floods. Only flood insurance can do that.
What exactly counts as a flood? Any condition where two or more acres of normally dry land are inundated by inland or tidal waters or mudflow. Flood policies also offer coverage for groundwater seepage, mudflow, and floods caused by broken water mains.
Flood insurance can cover flood damage to your home, other structures, and your belongings. These are covered for their replacement cost up to the limits in your homeowners policy.
Your coverage means you can make a claim if the following items are damaged by floods:
You can also add on coverage for:
Flood insurance can’t cover everything. For example, our flood endorsement excludes coverage for:
Flood insurance also usually won’t cover water damage to personal belongings in basements and crawl spaces.
When you add on flood insurance to your homeowners insurance policy, we’ll automatically match your flood coverage limits with your:
That way you don’t have to remember two limits. What you see in your declarations page of each of these coverages is what you have in flood insurance to protect your home, other structures, and belongings.
Not with Kin. An elevation certificate is a document that shows your property’s elevation, flood zone, and relative estimated height of floodwaters. You need an EC to get a policy with the NFIP, but with us, it’s totally optional.
There’s no waiting period for our flood coverage, and it’s effective immediately. By comparison, the NFIP has a 30-day waiting period before coverage takes effect. That means you can add on flood insurance with us any time – except when we’re in a moratorium and waiting for a storm to pass before issuing new policies.
That said, buy flood insurance before you need it. That means before hurricane season starts! No insurance policy retroactively covers flood damage you already have, so get your coverage before a hurricane or flood strikes.
Just ask for a flood quote when you apply for homeowners insurance. Already a Kin policyholder? Give us a call at 855-717-0022 to add on flood coverage today!
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