Same Broward house: one carrier gives 70% off for wind mitigation, another 35%

Same Broward house: one carrier gives 70% off for wind mitigation, another 35%

Technology · Singapore · Member since 2026 · 18 posts · 0 votes

I am not an investor and I am not in insurance. I just got a little obsessed with Florida's public rate data and keep finding weird stuff.

Here is the latest one. I pulled the state's approved rates for the same model home in Broward, a $150k home built before 2001, and compared the premium with and without wind mitigation. The credit is huge, but it is all over the place depending on the carrier.

Same house, mainstream carriers:

- Heritage: $13,532 down to $3,803 (about 72% off)

- Universal: $10,358 down to $3,221 (about 69%)

- Citizens: $5,481 down to $2,797 (about 49%)

- Homeowners Choice: $5,588 down to $3,267 (about 42%)

- USAA: $8,532 down to $5,521 (about 35%)

(I dropped two high-net-worth carriers that quote over $80k on this home. They skew everything.)

So an inspection that runs maybe $150 can knock off anywhere from a third to more than two thirds of the premium, and the size of the reward depends on who you are with. It can even change which carrier is cheapest once mitigation is in.

For the holders here: when you actually pulled your wind-mit credit, did it land near these numbers? And did it move who was cheapest for you? I am trying to figure out how close the state's model numbers are to what people really see.

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  • Insurance Agent · Orlando, FL · Member since 2015 · 297 posts · 122 votes
    4w

    My own FL Peninsula policy in Orlando dropped from $4800 --> $2900 with a wind mitigation report. Keep in mind that there are multiple variables on a wind mitigation report (nail size/spacing, secondary water resistance, tie downs, etc.) so the discount is dependent on how good the roof system is. If you have a bare bones roof you may not get any discount at all. But at least wind mitigation policies will never hurt your rate so we encourage nearly all our clients to get one. 

  • Technology · Singapore · Member since 2026 · 18 posts · 0 votes
    3w

    That makes sense, and it is the part I cannot see from the outside. The filings show the direction, but not whether a specific roof actually clears the bar to earn the credit. Good to know it can come out to nothing on a weaker one. Appreciate you spelling it out.

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