Florida flood insurance companies

Is Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) a good flood insurance company?

Reviewed by Matt Williams, licensed Florida insurance agent (2-20 General Lines). Last reviewed November 14, 2026.

Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) is a flood insurer. In Florida it sells NFIP flood insurance, as an admitted company, and Demotech rates Centauri Specialty Insurance Company A (Exceptional).

Your lender set the requirement. Nobody set the price.

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Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) is a name on a quote.

What decides your price is your building and your zone.

We check both.

The agent working with ShoutFlood can place Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) and every other flood carrier.

So the advice does not depend on which one you pick.

Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) at a glance: what does the record say?

Sells

NFIP

Florida status

Admitted

Rating

A (Exceptional) Demotech, for Centauri Specialty Insurance Company

Who is Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) a fit for?

  • Anyone who wants an NFIP policy. The NFIP price for a building is the same at every NFIP company.

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Does the company set your price? No. Your building does.

Your flood zone decides if your lender requires a policy. The price depends on the building: its elevation, its foundation, its first floor and what it would cost to rebuild. Your community's rating can add a discount.

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NFIP or private: what does Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) sell?

Every NFIP company has to use the NFIP's own rates and give the same coverage. So the same building gets the same NFIP price from any of them.

An NFIP policy on a home or a 2 to 4 unit building can cover up to $250,000 for the building and $100,000 for contents.

An NFIP policy usually starts 30 days after you buy it. If you buy it as part of getting, refinancing, extending or renewing a mortgage, it starts at closing with no wait.

Got a Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) quote? Have it checked.

Send your address and the quote. A licensed, independent insurance agent checks it against your building and the other options and replies by email.

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We can place this one. The agent working with ShoutFlood can place Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) and every other flood carrier, NFIP and private.

Questions about Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance)?

Is Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) part of the NFIP?

Yes. Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) sells NFIP policies. Every NFIP company has to use the NFIP's own rates and give the same coverage.

Does Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) sell flood insurance in Florida?

Yes. Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance)'s insurance company, Centauri Specialty Insurance Company, is licensed in Florida as an admitted company.

Will my lender accept a Centauri Specialty Insurance Company (Lilypad Insurance) policy?

An NFIP policy meets a lender's flood requirement when the coverage amount is enough for the loan. Ask your lender for the amount it needs.

What does your address need?

  1. You type your address.
  2. We show your flood zone, whether a lender will require flood insurance, and your community's discount.
  3. If you want options, a licensed, independent insurance agent compares NFIP and private policies for your building.

Sources and dates

  1. Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, Company Search. Read November 14, 2026.
  2. Demotech, Centauri Specialty Insurance Company. Read November 14, 2026.
  3. Lilypad, Flood Insurance. Read November 14, 2026.
  4. 44 CFR 62.23(h)(2), Write Your Own companies use NFIP rates and coverage, eCFR. Read October 30, 2026.
  5. 44 CFR 61.6, NFIP coverage limits, eCFR. Read October 26, 2026.
  6. 44 CFR 61.11, when NFIP coverage starts, eCFR. Read October 22, 2026.
  7. 12 CFR 22.2(k) and 22.3(c), private flood insurance a lender must accept, eCFR. Read October 26, 2026.
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