Flood Insurance

Unlike some risks such as the risk of a fire or burglary, there is not much you can do to prepare for or minimize the chances of a flood occurring. When your area floods, it will flood regardless of whatever precautions you may have taken. Making matters worse, many basic homeowners insurance policies will not cover damage resulting from a flood, meaning you could be left high and dry when it comes to covering your losses. That’s why we at Highmark Insurance are proud to offer flood insurance.

What is Flood Insurance?

Flood insurance is exactly what it sounds like: an insurance policy to cover the costs of repairs and replacements necessitated by a flood. This includes replacing personal property such as furniture, clothing, and electronic equipment as well as repairing or replacing parts of the structure that were damaged.

How Does Flood Insurance Work?

Flood insurance helps to cover the losses that you might experience as a direct or indirect result of a flood. Some of the obvious expenses that can arise from a flood include repairs, replacement of damaged or destroyed appliances, and even replacement of ruined clothing or furniture.

However, the potential consequences of a flood actually go further than that. For example, if the flood causes hazardous mold which then in turn seconds you, you could end up incurring medical bills. What’s more, if you miss work due to your illness, your lost wages could be said to be a result of the flood.

Flood insurance works to help protect you and get you back on your feet as quickly and painlessly as possible. Generally speaking, flood insurance will help pay for the necessary repairs when your Melbourne home or office building has been damaged in a flood. This includes, but is not limited to, tearing out ruined carpet, repairing it and/or replacing damaged drywall, renting the necessary equipment to help dry out the building, and so on.

Due to the nature of the weather in Brevard County, it is always a good idea to have a good flood insurance policy in place. A flood can be a prohibitively expensive event, and facing those bills without the protection of a good flood insurance policy can be enough to drive a person into bankruptcy.

A proper flood insurance policy does more than protect you from the financial damage you can suffer in the event of a flood. It also provides you with the peace of mind that you need to go about your daily life without being overly concerned every time the weather forecast calls for rain or other precipitation. And, in the unthinkable event that a flood does take place, you can rest assured knowing that you have the backing of a solid insurance company.

Why Would You Need Flood Insurance?

Floods can be prohibitively expensive. So much so, in fact, that many lenders will require homeowners to acquire flood insurance if the house they are purchasing sits in an area deemed to be at a high risk of flooding. When a flood strikes, there’s no stopping it. The waters sweep through your house, drenching furnishings, clothing, and of course the structure itself.

This can lead to hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and cleanup costs. In some cases, a flood can even lead to the required demolition of structures that have been badly damaged.

Let Highmark Insurance Help You with Your Flood Insurance Needs.

Because we understand the unique aspects of flood insurance, Highmark Insurance is well-suited to help you get the best policy for your unique situation. Come see us today. We’ll be happy to sit down with you, evaluate your position, and recommend the policy that will best protect you.