By The Restoration HQ desk · · filed under Carriers & the Market
Wetlands loss is quietly adding $10B to flood claims
A report found that loss of wetlands has pushed residential flood-claim payments up by roughly $10 billion, as the natural buffers that absorb floodwater disappear.
FORFlood exposure is structurally rising, so build the water-mitigation and reconstruction capacity now to meet demand that isn't going away.
AGAINSTRising flood losses with a shaky NFIP behind them means more uninsured and underinsured jobs, so growth in flood work can mean growth in your receivables headaches.
Consensus vs. contrarianContrarian: the smart flood play isn't chasing CAT events, it's positioning for the steady, structural rise in everyday flood losses that reports like this quantify.
Sources Claims Journal, www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/06/… ()
Terms in this story: NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program)