Severe Weather Awareness Week a good opportunity to reassess client insurance portfolios

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam made the awareness week declaration with concerns regarding tornadoes, flash floods, and hail

Insurance News

By Lyle Adriano

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam declared Feb. 28, to Mar. 5, 2016 as Severe Weather Awareness Week. The state’s insurance department used the event as a vehicle to remind homeowners to prepare for such rough weather conditions.

The program was launched in order to encourage homeowners in the region to make planning and preparing for inclement weather a top priority.

On each day of Severe Weather Awareness Week, one weather condition is tackled and discussed upon. Monday’s focus was on severe thunderstorms, Wednesday will be all about tornadoes, Thursday will touch upon flooding, and so on.

Throughout the week, educational activities arranged by various organizations will be held, with the goal of helping people understand the dangers of severe weather, and how they can be prevented or delat with.

“It is imperative that individuals, families, businesses, and communities be ready now before severe weather is upon them,” said Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) Deputy Commissioner David Purkey. “We are pleased to have so many State departments, county emergency officials and private sector partners working with TEMA to push out information, resources and tools to make it easy to get prepared.”

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance took the opportunity to urge consumers to use Severe Weather Awareness Week as an opportunity to ensure that their policies are updated and to take an inventory of all their belongings before disaster strikes.

“Homeowners should always keep pictures and/or receipts for all contents on their property in case they experience an emergency,“ said Julie Mix McPeak of the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance. “It’s a good habit to update the inventory at least once a year and store it in a safe place outside the home such as a safe deposit box. “

Officials have recommended using the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s MyHome Scr.APP.book smartphone application. The phone app allows homeowners to take snapshots of their belongings and attach descriptions to them to help determine how much insurance they need.
 

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