{"id":158,"date":"2018-04-23T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/?p=158"},"modified":"2019-04-24T07:11:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:11:11","slug":"who-needs-flood-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/who-needs-flood-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Need Flood Insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-966 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Flood-2-not-flood-insurance.png\" alt=\"flood insurance, KY flood insurance. buy flood insurance, FEMA national flood insurance programs. do i need flood insruance\" width=\"239\" height=\"211\" \/> Flood insurance isn&#8217;t usually a standard part of a homeowners or renters insurance policy. While not everyone needs to buy a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/is-flood-insurance-only-available-through-fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FEMA flood insurance<\/a> policy; however, the worst thing you can do is wait for a rainy day before you find out if you need it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TruePoint Insurance provides flood insurance to many in Central Kentucky.\u00a0 Covering much of the area between Louisville and Lexington.\u00a0 Some people are more prone to a flood than others and only some must have it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve heard many times in the past, &#8220;I don&#8217;t need flood insurance, I already have a homeowner&#8217;s insurance policy.\u00a0 \u00a0Our response is always the same!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At other times we have been asked, &#8220;Does my homeowner&#8217;s policy provide flood insurance?&#8221;\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-964 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FEMA-homeowners.png\" alt=\"homer's insurance doesn't cover flood, flood insurance is a separate policy, call 502-410-5089 to learn about the National Food Insurance Program\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We quickly respond, &#8220;No!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How can you tell without looking at my policy?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because flood insurance requires a separate policy.&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;Always!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. High-Risk Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you live in a high-risk area for flooding, you want to purchase a flood<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-969\" style=\"width: 274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/floodsmart.gov-Copy-1-300x116.jpg\" alt=\"learn how the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program can help me\" width=\"274\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/floodsmart.gov-Copy-1-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/floodsmart.gov-Copy-1.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FEMA National Flood Insurance Program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>insurance policy to protect your assets. You also want to if you&#8217;re at moderate risk for flooding. It&#8217;s important to discuss your risk with the insurance company, so you can determine exactly what risk you have for flooding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Could be Required<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those who live in an area at a high risk for flooding may be required by the lender to have flood insurance. You should contact your lender to determine what type of coverage you need in addition to a standard homeowners insurance policy. Keep in mind, you could experience legal troubles in addition to financial ones if you&#8217;re caught without flood insurance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Flooding in the Past<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-962 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/caution-flood.png\" alt=\"Flood Zone, Flood Zone C, Flood Zone A, Flood Zone X, Flood Insurance. Kentucky Flood insurance\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/caution-flood.png 225w, https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/caution-flood-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Even if you don&#8217;t live in an area prone to floods, if you&#8217;ve had flooding in the past, you don&#8217;t want to take any chances. It&#8217;s beneficial to have flood insurance just in case it should happen again in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Whether You Rent or Own<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter whether you rent or own. You can obtain flood insurance, no matter what. The coverage is a bit different when you rent, so make sure you read the details of your policy to ensure you have all the coverage you need in the event of a flood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Learn more about FEMA&#8217;s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/is-flood-insurance-only-available-through-fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\">National Flood Insurance Program<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>To get a quote for flood insurance from TruePoint Insurance, call or visit either of our Kentucky offices: 1085 Eagle Lake Drive in Lawrenceburg or 6287 Taylorsville Rd in Fisherville. Or call (502) 410-5089.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flood insurance isn&#8217;t usually a standard part of a homeowners or renters insurance policy. While not everyone needs to buy a separate FEMA flood insurance policy; however, the worst thing you can do is wait for a rainy day before you find out if you need it.\u00a0 TruePoint Insurance provides flood insurance to many in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[1072,916,1074,1047,1048,23,910,1046,22,918,1050,1051],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance","category-insurance","tag-business-flood-insurance","tag-commercial-flood-insurance","tag-commercial-flood-insurance-in-ky","tag-fema-flood-insurance","tag-fema-national-food-insurance-program","tag-fisherville-ky","tag-flood-insurance","tag-kentucky-flood-insurance","tag-truepoint-insurance","tag-where-can-i-buy-flood-insurance","tag-who-needs-flood-insurance","tag-why-am-i-required-to-have-flood-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":985,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}