On Jan. 3, the North Carolina Rate Bureau requested that the N.C. Department of Insurance increase homeowners’ insurance rates by an average of 42.2 percent.
If the NCDOI agrees to the increase, the proposed rates will become effective Aug. 1. But, if the department does not agree to the increase, the rates will either be denied or negotiated with the NCRB until a settlement is reached.
While the proposed increases in some counties are as low as 4.3 percent, the beach areas of Brunswick, Carteret, Pender, Onslow and New Hanover counties would be subject to an increase of up to 99.4 percent. Orange and Chatham counties’ insurance rates would go up 25.1 percent, and Durham County would increase by nearly 40 percent.
Stephanie Watkins-Cruz, the director of housing policy for the North Carolina Housing Coalition, said inflation and climate change are part of the reason why home insurance premiums are going up. Since coastal areas are more prone to natural disasters, she said, some insurance companies are pulling out completely and will not insure clients.
“On the homeownership side, a few things can happen,” she said. “You have your monthly mortgage. You also have a monthly insurance plan. Imagining that 99.4 percent — it’s astronomical, essentially doubling the bill that people are used to.”
Watkins-Cruz also said the proposed insurance rate hike could particularly affect affordable housing rental properties and their developers.
First it was CAR insurance / Now Home insurance !!!! BIDEN has Ruined Americans !!!!! FACT
if you can afford beachfront or waterfront property then you can pay for it . just like we have to pay for our choices!
Cannot even Afford FO O D !!!! We all will be on E B T !!!!! Next Potatoe Lines like RUSSIA !!!!!
You ain’t seen nutin’ yet! But…..Trump will take care of all that BS in the next election when he is president again! MAGA!!!