{"uid":"cap_TSHRI_kO9sWTsEeyVE0ki","slug":"locus-insurance-context-us-address-insurance-overview-f398086e","name":"Locus Insurance Context — US Address Insurance Overview","description":"Insurance questions on one US address in one call: the parcel FEMA flood zone with the federal purchase-requirement rule, what NFIP policies in force in the ZIP cost, the ACS 2023 homeowners-insurance cost band by ZIP, county, and state, and a county rebuild-cost proxy per sq ft. Perfect for: 'what will insurance cost here', 'is flood coverage required here'. Sourced ESTIMATES; never a quote. 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What's the FEMA flood zone, is flood coverage mandatory there, and what do homeowners in that ZIP and county typically pay for insurance?"},{"title":"Mortgage underwriting insurance context","prompt":"I need a quick insurance context summary for 88 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139 — specifically the flood zone designation, federal flood insurance purchase requirement, NFIP policy costs in that ZIP, and the ACS homeowners insurance cost band."}],"resultDescription":"A single JSON response containing: the parcel's FEMA flood zone and whether federal flood insurance purchase is required; the count and average/median cost of active NFIP policies in the ZIP; the ACS 2023 median homeowners insurance annual cost band segmented by mortgage status at ZIP, county, and state levels; and a county-level rebuild-cost proxy in dollars per square foot. All figures are sourced estimates, not insurance quotes.","failureModes":["Address not geocodable or ambiguous — returns error or empty flood zone","Address outside the US — no NFIP or ACS data available","ZIP code too rural or small for reliable NFIP policy cost data","ACS data missing for very small counties or newly formed ZIPs","Lat/lon provided but falls in water or uninhabited area — may return null fields","Payment failure via x402 protocol — call not processed"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a comprehensive, bundled insurance context for a single US address in one call — combining FEMA flood zone, federal flood insurance purchase requirements, NFIP policy cost data, ACS homeowners insurance cost bands, and county rebuild costs. Prefer it over the standalone FEMA flood zone or homeowners insurance cost endpoints when you need all of these signals together for property research, pre-purchase due diligence, or mortgage underwriting context.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T18:39:54.711Z","isFirstParty":false}