Now Is A Good Time To Review Your Insurance!

With the 2021 Hurricane Season fast approaching, now is the time to review your insurance coverage and make sure to purchase flood insurance if you have not already!

If you have a mortgage and your lender does not require flood insurance, you may have overlooked the importance of having a flood insurance policy.

Here are some details to review about your insurance:

• Windstorm insurance typically carries a much higher deductible than other coverage.
• Take your insurance documents with you if you leave the area because of the storm.
• Scan your insurance documents into your computer and then mail those files to an email account.
• New or increased coverage cannot be issued when a tropical storm or hurricane watch or warning is in place for any part of Florida.
• Consider purchasing flood insurance, which is usually written separately from homeowners’ insurance.
• Make certain the amount of your coverage matches the value of your home. List any steps you have taken to protect your home, such as installing storm shutters.
• Understand in the event of a loss, you would receive the cash value of your belongings or whether your policy specifies replacement.
• Understand what is covered…or not.
• When hurricane warnings are issued, the Florida Department of Financial Services is mobilized to assist with insurance and banking questions. The toll-free hot line is 800-22- STORM.
• Everyone lives in a flood zone in Southwest Florida. You don’t simply need to live near the water to be flooded. Many flooded areas are caused by overloaded drainage systems.
• Flood damage is not covered by your homeowner’s policy.
• You can purchase flood insurance no matter what your flood risk is, as long as your community participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. A maximum of $250,000 of building coverage is available for single-family residential buildings and per unit in a condominium. Commercial structures can be insured to a limit of $500,000.
  Call your insurance agent for details about how to get flood insurance.
  Plan ahead because there is usually at least a 30-day waiting period before any flood insurance goes into effect.
• Content coverage is separate. Up to $100,000 contents coverage is available.
• Federal disaster assistance is only available if the President declares a disaster. A rule of thumb: About 90 percent of all disasters in the United States are not declared disasters by the President.

For more information from FEMA click here to be directed to their flood insurance fact sheet..

For more local online storm resources, WINK News Hurricane Central is full of information!

WINK News Hurricane Central

If you’re in the market for an insurance company, or would simply like to compare rates, contact us- we’ll point you in the right direction!

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