Important Update for Personal Insurance Customers:
Important Update for Personal Insurance Customers:
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If you live in Western Massachusetts, that means you are definitely not a stranger to unpredictable New England weather. As homeowners, renters, and business owners we’ve all gotten used to – or at least come to expect – nasty blizzards, wicked downpours, and shingle-rattling winds throughout the four seasons.
However, just because we are familiar with harsh weather, doesn’t necessarily mean we are always fully prepared for a storm to hit us. When extreme weather comes, there are the inevitable interruptions to our lives and, sometimes, unavoidable damage to our homes and property. Perhaps the most unpredictable source of this damage are the flood conditions that can arise during and after severe storms.
Flooding occurs in our area for a variety of reasons, including some that might surprise you:
With so many of our homes sitting within miles of New England’s longest and largest river, the Connecticut River, and on the doorstep of so many other equally scenic – but risky – bodies of water, like the Mill River, South Hadley Falls and Canal, and Quabbin Reservoir, we should all be taking the likelihood of flooding, any time of year, very seriously.
It should come as no surprise, floods are extremely costly. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), recovering from damages caused by flooding can be expensive, regardless of whether you end up having to repair your home, or replace it entirely along with all its contents. FEMA estimates that the average home experiences $27,000 or more in losses when it is flooded with just one inch of water. Whereas, a more serious flood can cost average homeowners hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.
However, if you have the proper flood insurance policy, physical damage to your home and personal property would be covered, up to the policy limit. Maybe you think that you’re fine without flood insurance because you have homeowners or renters insurance. But, in reality, most standard home and renters policies do not include any coverage for flood.
We recommend that you speak with your HUB International agent as soon as possible to understand what your current policies cover and to discuss why flood insurance might be an important asset to have. In the meanwhile, we wanted to share what the typical flood insurance policy does cover:
It’s important to remember that this is just a summary of what is generally covered in a flood insurance policy. Scheduling a meeting with your insurance agent is the only way to make sure you understand what is actually covered, up to what limits, and, more importantly, what is not covered.
Your HUB International team would like the opportunity to take you through our flood risk assessment process, which will not only include a review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) flood map system, but also the specific landscape, drainage and structural conditions of your property. Our professionals are here to provide assistance for new coverage, to review your current flood insurance policy, to answer questions you might have about your flood risk, or to simply help you understand how to better protect your home, your belongings, and your family from the possibility of a flood event.
If you are ready for a more personal relationship with a trusted insurance professional who cares about safeguarding everything under your roof, call us today at 833-GoCallHUB or visit us at either of our two convenient Massachusetts locations.
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