HCI expands flood offering beyond Florida heartland

Florida homeowners insurer HCI Group has expanded its flood
offering beyond its heartland in the Sunshine State.
The insurer has begun the regulatory process to secure approval
to write the business in nine additional states, according to a
statement today from its Tampa headquarters.
If it gets the go ahead, HCI will be permitted to write flood
insurance in Arkansas, California, Maryland, North Carolina, New
Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas, in addition
to Florida.
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