Insurable Homes

North Carolina

Home insurance of last resort in Gaston County, North Carolina

At 30 June 2026 the North Carolina FAIR Plan insured 4,962 residential risks in Gaston County, up 8.3% from a year earlier, with $1.1 billion of residential insured value. That is the 15th highest count among North Carolina's 100 counties.

FAIR Plan residential, 30 June 20264,962+8.3% in a year
Residential insured value$1.1 billion
FAIR Plan commercial262
Mar 23: 3,7213,721Mar 23Jun 23: 3,847Sep 23: 3,872Dec 23: 3,906Dec 23Mar 24: 3,990Jun 24: 4,111Sep 24: 4,231Sep 24Dec 24: 4,371Mar 25: 4,429Jun 25: 4,583Jun 25Sep 25: 4,691Dec 25: 4,794Mar 26: 4,923Mar 26Jun 26: 4,9624,962Jun 26

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

Quarter by quarter

Quarter endResidential countResidential insured valueCommercial countTotal count
30 June 20264,962$1.1 billion2625,224
31 March 20264,923$1.1 billion2635,186
31 December 20254,794$1.0 billion2355,029
30 September 20254,691$967.5 million2664,957
30 June 20254,583$903.3 million2584,841
31 March 20254,429$828.8 million2654,694
31 December 20244,371$781.5 million2544,625
30 September 20244,231$732.2 million2344,465
30 June 20244,111$678.7 million2264,337
31 March 20243,990$633.0 million2014,191
31 December 20233,906$585.0 million2024,108
30 September 20233,872$558.6 million1974,069
30 June 20233,847$532.4 million1754,022
31 March 20233,721$495.6 million1653,886

Nonrenewals, 2018 to 2023

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

YearNonrenewalsPolicies in forceNonrenewal rateNorth Carolina rate
202335428,4631.24%1.79%
202223628,6080.82%0.91%
202124728,0970.88%0.78%
202031427,7031.13%1.05%
201927527,4281.00%1.15%
201857927,5332.10%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.