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Insurance Cost Inflation Becomes the Dominant Risk Line in Sun Belt Underwriting

Spiraling property insurance costs in Florida, Texas and Louisiana are forcing family offices to rewrite their multifamily underwriting models.

By the Family Office Real Estate Daily Desk·Sunday, May 17, 2026·1 min read
Insurance Cost Inflation Becomes the Dominant Risk Line in Sun Belt Underwriting
Image: editorial illustration · Story sourced from Insurance Information Institute

Property insurance costs in Florida, coastal Texas and parts of Louisiana have continued to climb at multiples of the broader inflation rate.

Family-office allocators underwriting multifamily and short-term-rental portfolios in those geographies are now treating insurance as a primary risk line.

Some sponsors have shifted toward larger deductibles and parametric-style cat coverage to keep operating cash flow viable.

Risk-management committees are increasingly approving capex tied to wind-mitigation and flood-resilience features.

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