Insurance Coverage Likely to Increase After the California Earthquake

Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 Property

One of the most predictable aftereffects of a hurricane or earthquake, such as the weekend’s California earthquake, is a spike in interest by homeowners in getting, or improving, their existing insurance coverage.
And there is a lot of room for improvement in California, when it comes to earthquake insurance. The costliest earthquakes in the U.S. have occurred in the state. But just 10% to 11% of California homes with homeowners insurance have earthquake coverage, which must be obtained on top of the standard homeowners policy, according to the California Earthquake Authority, a state-managed earthquake insurer.


External References & Further Reading
http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2014/08/25/insurance-coverage-likely-to-get-more-respect-after-the-california-earthquake/
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