Frequently Asked Questions about Flood Insurance

Frequently Asked Questions about Flood Insurance

DOESN'T MY HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICY COVER FLOODING?
No. Flood damage is not typically covered by a homeowners insurance policy.

AM I ELIGIBLE FOR FLOOD INSURANCE?
You must live in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to qualify for National Flood Insurance. Find out if your community participates in the NFIP and the kinds of NFIP resources available in your community  San Diego, National City Ca 91950

CAN I GET FLOOD INSURANCE IF I'M RENTING A PROPERTY?
If you live in a community that participates in the NFIP, you can get flood insurance to cover the contents of your home or business. San Diego, National City Ca 91950

I LIVE IN A LOW-RISK FLOOD ZONE. DO I REALLY NEED FLOOD INSURANCE?
Even though flood insurance isn't federally required, anyone can be financially vulnerable to floods. In fact, people outside of mapped high-risk flood areas file over 20-percent of all National Flood Insurance Program flood insurance claims and receive one-third of Federal Disaster Assistance for flooding. When it's available, disaster assistance is typically a loan you must repay with interest. A Preferred Risk Policy provides both building and contents coverage for properties in moderate- to low-risk areas for one low-price. San Diego, National City Ca 91950

WHY DOES MY MORTGAGE LENDER REQUIRE ME TO BUY FLOOD INSURANCE?
Under federal law, the purchase of flood insurance is mandatory for all federal or federally related financial assistance for the acquisition and/or construction of buildings in high-risk flood areas (Special Flood Hazard Areas or SFHAs).

The amount of flood insurance coverage required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, is the lesser of the following:

1. The maximum amount of NFIP coverage available for the particular property type,
2. The outstanding principal balance of the loan, or
3. The insurable value of the structure.

If the property is not in a high-risk area, but instead in a moderate- to low-risk area, federal law does not require flood insurance; however, a lender can still require it. In fact, over 20-percent of all flood insurance claims come from areas outside of mapped high-risk flood zones. Note that if during the life of the loan the maps are revised and the property is now in the high-risk area, your lender will notify you that you must purchase flood insurance.

I'M NOT IN A HIGH-RISK AREA, BUT I'D LIKE FLOOD COVERAGE. IS THIS POSSIBLE?
Yes! You are eligible to purchase a flood policy with the same coverage you would receive if you lived in a high-risk area. That is, of course, as long as your community participates in the NFIP. A Preferred Risk Policy provides both building and contents coverage for properties in moderate- to low-risk areas for one low-price. San Diego, National City Ca 91950

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