International and domestic insurers are pushing into the U.S. market for hard-to-protect homes, charging high premiums and enjoying strong profits after some U.S. firms pulled out.
Rising losses from storms, hurricanes and wildfires in recent years have caused some insurers, such as Allstate and State Farm, to cut back cover in catastrophe-hit states like Florida and California.
This has left greater room for non-domestic players like Hiscox and Munich Re to enter the fray, industry sources say. Allstate did not respond to a request for comment, while State Farm declined to comment.
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