Insurable Homes

North Carolina

Home insurance of last resort in Columbus County, North Carolina

At 30 June 2026 the North Carolina FAIR Plan insured 4,305 residential risks in Columbus County, down 2.9% from a year earlier, with $589.0 million of residential insured value. That is the 26th highest count among North Carolina's 100 counties.

FAIR Plan residential, 30 June 20264,305-2.9% in a year
Residential insured value$589.0 million
FAIR Plan commercial271
Mar 23: 4,5444,544Mar 23Jun 23: 4,552Sep 23: 4,538Dec 23: 4,501Dec 23Mar 24: 4,489Jun 24: 4,496Sep 24: 4,497Sep 24Dec 24: 4,458Mar 25: 4,435Jun 25: 4,432Jun 25Sep 25: 4,339Dec 25: 4,310Mar 26: 4,293Mar 26Jun 26: 4,3054,305Jun 26

NC FAIR Plan residential count in Columbus County at each quarter end

Quarter by quarter

Quarter endResidential countResidential insured valueCommercial countTotal count
30 June 20264,305$589.0 million2714,576
31 March 20264,293$567.3 million2804,573
31 December 20254,310$549.8 million3064,616
30 September 20254,339$545.4 million3074,646
30 June 20254,432$533.9 million3024,734
31 March 20254,435$518.5 million2944,729
31 December 20244,458$506.5 million2984,756
30 September 20244,497$498.0 million3014,798
30 June 20244,496$481.5 million2774,773
31 March 20244,489$463.3 million2584,747
31 December 20234,501$443.1 million2284,729
30 September 20234,538$433.4 million2334,771
30 June 20234,552$423.7 million2224,774
31 March 20234,544$412.5 million2084,752

Nonrenewals, 2018 to 2023

From the Senate Budget Committee's insurer data. More on nonrenewals in Columbus.

YearNonrenewalsPolicies in forceNonrenewal rateNorth Carolina rate
20231132,5524.43%1.79%
2022322,5641.25%0.91%
2021242,4830.97%0.78%
20201002,5203.97%1.05%
2019942,6393.56%1.15%
2018712,7962.54%2.07%
How to read this. Counts are the pools' published counts of insured risks, which are close to but not always the same as policies. Insured value is the pools' aggregate liability for buildings and contents. A rising count can mean fewer private insurers writing in the area, but the pools do not say why owners joined.

Sources

  1. North Carolina Joint Underwriting Association (NC FAIR Plan), Quarterly financial statements, Aggregate Liability by Counties
  2. US Senate Budget Committee, Homeowners insurance nonrenewal data by county, 2018 to 2023 (December 2024 release)

Checked 29 October 2026. Figures are reproduced as published and are not adjusted.