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Expanding the National Flood Insurance Program to Cover Coastal Erosion Damage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Andrew Keeler ,
Warren Kriesel  and
Craig Landry
Andrew Keeler
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Warren Kriesel
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Craig Landry
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
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Abstract

This paper uses the results of a nationwide survey of coastal property owners to estimate the demand for insurance against erosion damage. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) does not technically cover such damage, although in practice there is considerable uncertainty about this point. The ability to insure against such losses has implications for the choice of beach management strategies and for NFIP management. We find significant demand for insurance at prices in the range of current flood insurance premiums, although median willingness to pay appears to be less than the cost of providing such insurance.

Keywords

coastal erosioninsuranceriskQ24G22H41
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , December 2003 , pp. 639 - 647
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2003

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