{"id":127,"date":"2020-01-31T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=127"},"modified":"2020-02-01T16:11:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T22:11:12","slug":"top-reasons-to-consider-flood-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/top-reasons-to-consider-flood-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Top reasons to consider flood insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So many residents of the Meridian, ID area make the costly mistake that because they do not live near a large body of water, they do not need to purchase flood insurance. More and more often, flooding is happening in areas that are not considered to be a high-risk area. If you would like to discuss the many reasons to purchase a flood policy, reach out to an expert at &nbsp;Idaho Select Insurance today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relying on Federal Assistance after a flood can be a costly mistake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many people assume that FEMA will quickly assist after floods have damaged a community. However, it not always the case. If a Presidential Disaster Declaration is not issued, then there will be no FEMA funds. Also, federal assistance is a loan, and you will be required to pay it back to the government in the long run.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flood is not covered under a homeowners policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many people make the incorrect assumption that because their homeowners&#8217; policy has flood coverage because it includes coverage for water damage. Water damage does not cover damage from floods but for events such as a broken pipe. If you want to be protected by flood insurance, it is vital that you purchase a separate policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The cost of a flood claim can be exurbanite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even just a little water can cause a large amount of damage in a very short period of time. In addition to dealing with the flood, you will need to quickly remediate damage to the drywall and furniture to protect against mold growth. A flood policy will offer you the peace of mind that you will not be paying tens of thousands of dollars out-of-pocket to repair damage after a flood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about flood insurance, reach out to an agent at Idaho Select Insurance today. We proudly serve the Meridian, ID area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So many residents of the Meridian, ID area make the costly mistake that because they do not live near a large body of water, they do not need to purchase flood insurance. More and more often, flooding is happening in areas that are not considered to be a high-risk area. If you would like to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5,9],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insurance","tag-idaho-select-insurance","tag-meridian-id"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128,"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idahoselectinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}