Catastrophes And ‘Do Little’ Syndrome
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 Catastrophe PropertyCliff Treese of Association Data brought some statistics to my attention involving earthquake (EQ) insurance in California. Going back as far as 2001, the percentage of properties without EQ insurance were: Homeowners 84-88%, Dwelling 95-97%, and Commercial 89-93%. So, only about 15% of homeowners, 10% of business owners and 5% of dwelling owners buy EQ insurance. Why? Lots of studies and surveys have been done. It’s too expensive. It doesn’t pay much, especially for partial losses, because of percentage deductibles. “It’ll never happen to me.” The government will take care of me. “I thought my regular insurance covered this.” And on and on.
External References & Further Reading
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