• Published On: September 21, 2026
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    If you own property in the DC metro and your homeowners renewal came in higher than expected, you're not imagining it, and you're not alone. Climate-driven loss trends have fundamentally changed how carriers price risk in this region — and understanding the mechanism matters more than watching the premium line item. The DMV Has a Weather Problem Carriers

  • Published On: June 29, 2026
    1427 words7.1 min read

    The DMV doesn't get hurricanes. That's what people tell themselves — and it's not quite wrong, but it's not the whole picture either. Catastrophe loss patterns across Maryland, Virginia, and DC have been shifting in ways that matter at placement time, and the changes tend to surface as claim surprises rather than renewal conversations. The "Not a Hurricane Zone"