Category Archives: Flood Damage
Flood Insurance: Do You Have it, Do You Need it and Are You Covered?
Despite all the rain and the risk of hurricanes, many Floridians don’t give much thought to flooding. At least in South Florida, flooding absent a tropical storm is not common, and scenes of streets underwater and cars flooding are not frequent occurrences here. That means that flood insurance is not the first thing on… Read More »
Three Types of Preventable Losses: Water Leaks, Roof Damage, and Creosote Build Up
What comes to mind when you hear about home insurance and catastrophic damages? Tropical storms and hurricanes, sinkholes, fires, and burglary are at the forefront of most people’s minds. Florida actually has the most expensive homeowners’ insurance premiums to reflect some of those natural disasters, according to the Insurance Information Institute, where sinkholes and… Read More »
Future of the National Flood Insurance Program
As private insurance companies have realized that providing flood damage insurance is unprofitable, the federal National Flood Insurance Plan (NFIP) is virtually the only insurer left standing against flood damage. That may all change in the coming years, or even sooner, now that the program is set to expire September 2017, according to the… Read More »
West Palm Beach Flood/Water Damage Lawyer
Florida gets a lot of rain. In fact, West Palm Beach receives 62.4 inches of precipitation every year, according to U.S. Climate Data. With all that rain, including the extra precipitation that tropical storms bring in in the form of rain and storm surge, West Palm Beach is a prime location for flood and… Read More »
