The protective measures outlined in this pamphlet are consistent with guidelines for potential rate reductions recently adopted by the Florida Wind Pool and meet the Institute for Business and Home Safety’s criteria for their fortified home program.  While there are no insurance premium reductions currently available if you take these measures, documentation that the various steps have been taken may lead to savings in the future if the proposed rate reductions for mitigation in a Florida Wind Pool rate filing are extended to other areas of the country and picked up by other insurers.

While these measures will not hurricane proof your house, when combined with other measures such as protection of openings and installation of strapping to tie the structure together, they can help give your home a fighting chance for surviving the next strong hurricane, moderate tornado or other severe windstorm.