If you're an investor in US real estate, you've likely felt the sting of rising insurance premiums. Whether or not you're in a high-risk climate, the unpredictability of insurance costs can turn real estate investing outcomes negative. At Eventual, we created Premium Lock to bring predictability and peace of mind to this part of your investing life.
What is Premium Lock?
Premium Lock is designed to work alongside your existing commercial property insurance and casualty insurance policy to make your premiums more predictable for the long term. After all, real estate owners can find long-term fixed mortgages (or interest rate caps), so shouldn't insurance also be predictable for years?
Here's how it works: if you own real estate and have property insurance, you're eligible for Premium Lock. Get a Premium Lock quote by booking a demo or requesting a quote by email. Eventual predicts how much your insurance is likely to increase over the next 3 years, and guarantees the accuracy of that prediction. If your carrier raises your premiums above Eventual's prediction, Eventual will reimburse you for the difference. Premium Lock works with your existing carrier to make your premiums more predictable for years to come.
What Problem Does Premium Lock Solve?
The insurance industry resets every 12 months, but your commitment to your asset lasts much longer. That timing mismatch has become more painful as annual rate hikes have accelerated due to climate risk and construction cost inflation.
In many states, real estate owners are seeing double-digit-percent rate increases each year. For investors assembling forward budgets or underwriting a new deal, this volatility turns insurance into a profitability problem. Premium Lock solves that by creating multi-year predictability, helping you avoid cash flow shocks at renewal.
Who Is the Right Fit for Premium Lock?
Premium Lock is an obvious choice for any real estate owner seeking multi-year predictability:
- Real estate owners in climate-exposed states, like Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana and Texas, where insurers have been raising premiums sharply.
- Real estate owners in lower-risk states who are still exposed to insurance rate increases as carriers adjust prices nationally to offset major losses in other regions.
- Anyone who values predictable cash flows for the long term.
Premium Lock is compatible with many commercial real estate insurance policies—that means nearly all major insurance carriers and brokers.
How Do I Get Premium Lock?
While a few insurance companies offer their own internal "rate lock" options, those are limited in scope and tied to a single insurer. Eventual's Premium Lock is the first and only product that works across all major carriers, in all 50 states, with most commercial property and casualty insurance forms. You can purchase Premium Lock, book a demo or requesting a quote by email.
Conclusion
Premium Lock helps real estate investors take back control in a market that’s become unpredictable and stressful. It’s a simple add-on to your existing coverage that can make a big difference in your long-term cash flow outcome.
If you're ready for multi-year predictability, Premium Lock is here to help.