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When it comes to Oregon flood insurance and your condo, renters and homeowners insurance there are some important points to keep in mind.
A common question is, “I already have OR homeowners, renters or condo insurance – am I already covered?” The simple answer No. It is important to be aware that a standard homeowners, condo or renters policy does not cover damages resulting from a flood.
Homeowners, condo and renters insurance typically cover dwelling damage that comes from the top down; like as rain and wind damage, or originates inside like fire or burst pipes – but it doesn’t cover rising water and flooding. This is why you might want to consider purchasing a Oregon flood insurance policy.
There may be a waiting period for your OR flood policy to take effect. For example, there is a 30-day waiting period for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) flood insurance policies to become effective. This is why you can’t wait until you see a big storm on the weather channel, or wait until hurricane season to buy flood insurance for you home, apartment or condo.
Next, a “flood” is generally defined as “a temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of two or more acres of normally dry land area or of two or more properties (at least one of which is your property) from:
Now, in case you think that Oregon flood insurance is only for homes that are on or near the water, that’s not necessarily the case. For example, even if you live several miles away from water flood waters can still reach your home, as happened during hurricane Sandy. In fact, nearly 25% of flood insurance claims are paid on policies in low-to-moderate-risk areas.
What’s more, it’s not always a major body of water, or even a major storm, that causes a flood. Things like a broken sewer line to a slow moving rainstorm can cause flooding. Furthermore, experts say your home has a 26% chance of being damaged by a flood over the life of a 30-year mortgage.
Your mortgage company may require you to get OR flood insurance if you live in a high-risk area, and this extra expense often surprises home buyers.
If you own a OR business, you can learn about Oregon commercial flood insurance.
How much does Oregon flood insurance cost? This is the question most on people’s mind when they are shopping for a flood policy. Because flood insurance is not a one size fits all, and there are many factors that are taken into consideration in your premiums – the easiest way to get flood insurance rates is to contact an agent to discuss your situation. Then you can get an accurate flood insurance quote to see the cost.
Below are some of the main factors that make up the cost of Oregon flood insurancee for your apartment, condo or home:
Read more on the Oregon Department of Insurance Flood Insurance Fact Sheet page. You can also look up your flood zone at: FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address.
Although flood insurance has only been available to homeowners or renters through the NFIP, it is now available through private insurers, including surplus lines insurers. This means more options when you are shopping for flood insurance.
When buying flood insurance, it is important to consider the kind of coverage you need. There are limits to these policies – the highest amount your policy will pay for a covered loss. If you have damage or losses over the amount of your policy limit, you are responsible for those costs.
Insurance companies write different types of flood insurance policies including dwelling – the structure of your home – up to $250,000, and its contents – your personal property within the dwelling – up to $100,000.
If you want to cover your dwelling and property for more than the NFIP’s maximum limits, you may be eligible to purchase additional coverage known as an excess flood insurance policy.
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Let's take a look at insurance in Oregon. There are definitely some state regulations that govern insurance in the state of Oregon. You should become familiar with what these regulations are, even if they do not necessarily apply to you.
You will be much better informed about insurance if you know what types of insurance businesses are required by law and what types they normally get regardless of law. You also may want to know the regulations governing personal insurance such as automobile insurance and life insurance. Let's take a closer look at OR insurance regulations.
The first type of insurance that we will start with is business insurance. Specifically, we will be discussing general liability insurance. Commercial liability, sometimes called general liability, is a type of insurance that protects your business in case someone slips and falls on your floor or experiences roofing materials falling on their car that does damage. There are many other situations in which general liability insurance may kick in.
There are also some types of insurance that are mandated by law including Worker's Compensation insurance for any company that has one or more people working for them full-time or part-time.
Oregon does not have any laws stipulating that companies must carry disability insurance like in many states, but if there are vehicles being used for commercial purposes, then they must carry commercial auto insurance.
There are definitely some regulations that govern the auto insurance that normal motorists are required to carry on their vehicle. These are pretty standard across the states and match what is required in most. In Oregon, you are required to carry 25 000 USD per person for bodily injury and 50 000 USD per accident for the same. Property damage is a little higher than you will find in other states at 20 000 USD per accident and there is also an additional requirement that requires a personal injury protection amount of 15 000 USD per person.
Finally, there are regulations governing life insurance in Oregon as well. Unlike most states, there is no free look period for life insurance. However, there is the normal grace period Of 30 days when it comes to late payments. Lastly, insurance companies are required to make payment within 30 days of receiving notification of the death described in the policy. If they do not make payment within 30 days then the person that is the beneficiary of the policy may receive interest as well.
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