earthquake insurance
| 5:00PM 1/03/2011
The market value of your home may have fallen as much as 50% over the last five years, but your homeowner's insurance bill has probably risen. Why is that and what can you do about it?
Like it or not, the insurance industry is firm about the answers to these questions. They say the cost of...
| 5:30PM 3/11/2010
Following the devastating earthquakes that hit Chile and Haiti, some insurance companies are hiking rates on earthquake insurance by as much as 200%. A recent Los Angeles Times article reported that California-based GeoVera Insurance Company nearly tripled one customer's premium, from $2,500 to...
| 8:00AM 1/27/2010
To buy or not to buy earthquake insurance.
Two weeks after Haiti's devastating temblor, that question is on the front burner again. Whether you live in St. Louis or San Francisco, it's hard to ignore that gnawing feeling in your gut that not having the insurance could mean big problems in the...
| 7:58AM 4/18/2008
After a 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook southern Illinois this morning, I wondered what would happen if my home were caught in a strong tremor. Like most people, my home insurance doesn't cover such an eventuality. Ohio is in blue on the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program map of...