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Duke and UConn are two of the most storied programs in college basketball. Their home states are two of the most interesting multifamily insurance markets we have ever pulled in the terminal. So for March Madness we did what any reasonable insurance podcast would do — we ran the matchup.

North Carolina vs. Connecticut. Two states. Two completely different insurance markets. And the data tells a story that most investors and operators are not seeing.

Connecticut is running 17% more expensive than North Carolina right now. But North Carolina is appreciating at a faster rate — closing that gap quickly. The reasons behind both of those numbers are almost perfect opposites of each other. And depending on which state you own in, the variables working against you at renewal are completely different.

In this episode we cover:

• Why NC and CT are both getting more expensive but for completely different reasons
• What the factor analysis in the terminal reveals is actually driving pricing in each state
• Why RCV of structure is the dominant pricing driver in NC — adding 15.1% to your base rate
• Why ZIP code is the dominant pricing driver in CT — adding 9.2% to your base rate
• Why Connecticut owners are paying nearly double per unit compared to North Carolina
• What a $63,200 annual insurance expense gap looks like on a 100-unit building and what it means for your NOI
• Why Connecticut is a Travelers-dominated market and what that concentration risk means for owners
• Why North Carolina has a fragmented, competitive carrier market and how brokers can capture that spread
• What buyers in each state need to pull from the terminal before they close on a deal
• Why the weather tells you the why and the factor analysis tells you the what — and why you need both

This episode is for:

Multifamily property owners and operatorsCommercial real estate investorsInsurance brokers and producersLenders and underwritersAnyone acquiring or managing multifamily assets in North Carolina, Connecticut, or any market where insurance costs are a meaningful variable in your underwriting model

Knowing your premium is one thing. Knowing what is driving it — and which state you are actually playing in — is where the leverage lives. And it is all in the terminal.

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