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Converting your policy

Converting Your Policy Saves You Money and Keeps You Protected

If your property is mapped from a high-risk area to a moderate or low-risk area, and you have a loan, your lender may no longer require that you carry flood insurance. But this doesn't eliminate your risk of flooding in fact, one out of every five flood claims come from these lower-risk areas.

The NFIP has created an easy way to convert your policy to a lower-cost Preferred Risk Policy that provides building and contents coverage for as little as $129 per year. You will even be refunded the difference paid from your existing policy with no lapse in coverage. Ask your insurance agent for more details.

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Learn your risk, and find an agent, by taking Your Risk Profile.

PRIMARY RESIDENCE DISCLAIMER


For flood insurance rating purposes, a primary residence is a building that will be lived in by the insured or the insured's spouse for at least 80 percent of the 365 days following the policy effective date. If the building will be lived in for less than 80 percent of the policy year, it is considered to be a non-primary residence.

How Can I get Covered?

  • Rate your risk
  • Estimate your premiums
  • Find an agent

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