8 Facts about Earthquake Insurance

Table of Contents

CBS recently listed a number of sobering facts about earthquake insurance that anyone from a scesmicly active area - like those of us from the Salish Sea would do well to be familiar with. Most know it isn’t included in standard homeowner’s policies, but even with it beware of the large number of restrictions in comparison to fire or other policies.

The topics covered are:

  1. Deductibles
  2. Personal possessions
  3. Exclusions
  4. Loss of use
  5. Uncovered losses don't count toward the deductible
  6. Cost of coverage
  7. Who suffers catastrophic claims
  8. Mitigating risks

Read the article at www.cbsnews.com/8301-505144_162-57319955/earthquake-insurance-8-things-you-need-to-know/

Tags :
comments powered by Disqus

Related Posts

Preparedness Considerations for the Pets, Livestock, and Animals in Our Homes and in Our Lives Webinar on 22 Sept

imageConnect to https://connect.hsin.gov/pets/ 1:50 pm (PST?) on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. (Enter as a guest.)

Read More

Study Shows Seattle Fault May Have Origins in Ancient Tear in Continent

The Seattle fault zone is a network of shallow faults slicing through the lowlands of Puget Sound, threatening to create damaging earthquakes for the more than four million people who live there. A new origin story, proposed by Washington State Department of Natural Resources geophysicist Megan Anderson and others in a new study, could explain the fault system’s earliest history and help scientists improve hazard modeling for the densely populated region.

Read More

FEMA to Update National Incident Management System Training Plan

image The Five-Year NIMS Training Plan, originally released February 2008 is being revised. The comment period for the new National Incident Management System Training Plan ended February 22, several hundred comments have been adjudicated, and just last week the document was transmitted up to FEMA Deputy Administrator Manning, according to the Emergency Management Institute. Final release is likely just weeks away - without new obstacles. Access the The NIMS Training Plan (Draft) at www.regulations.gov, Docket # FEMA-2009-0012.

Read More