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Home/Real Estate News/Insuring your Sanibel Island Home May Be Easier Than You Think!

Insuring your Sanibel Island Home May Be Easier Than You Think!

The house in human handsIn fact, Sanibel and Captiva Island homeowners insurance pans provide options most mainland homes do not. Due to these options, island homes are often easier and less expensive to insure than many mainland homes!

Typical homeowner insurance policies cover the building and personal property for a wide range of perils, including wind and hurricane. However, Florida barrier islands, including Sanibel and Captiva, are in the state’s “wind pool”, where coverage for wind is often split out and covered by its own policy.

This wind-only insurance policy allows you to shop this coverage independently of your main coverage and often results in lower overall cost of homeowners insurance on Sanibel and Capitva. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is usually the best choice as it is the safest and least expensive option for most consumers. Citizens is owned and operated by the State of Florida and it is currently the 2nd largest insurer in the State.

Also helpful, is that the City of Sanibel was an early adopter of some of the toughest building codes in the Country. In the early 90’s a new and enhanced roof truss hold-down strap known as the ‘Sanibel Strap’ was created and named after the City where it was initially used to provide enhanced protection against hurricane force winds. These strict building codes help reduce the cost of homeowners insurance on Sanibel Island, sometimes even for older Sanibel Island homes.

Keep a lookout for future articles on insuring your Island home.

Written by: Christopher W. Heidrick

Tagged With: closing costs, financial planning, insurance Filed Under: Real Estate News

About Christopher W. Heidrick

Chris is a guest author on Sanibel Real Estate Guide. He is the Principal of Heidrick & Company Insurance and Risk Management Services, LLC (www.SanibelInsurance.com). Chris and his family moved to Sanibel in 2007 from San Francisco, CA where he was the Head of Marketing for Fireman’s Fund Personal Insurance.

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