If you have an expensive home ($1 million or more) and pay a fortune in homeowner's insurance($3500-$20,000), be sure to take advantage of the "concierge service" some insurers are offering this summer to deal with natural disasters like wildfires, hurricanes and earthquakes.
Insurers Cater to High-End Homeowners. (Wall St Journal, subscriber firewall).
They will work out a customized disaster plan and send out risk managers to your home to give you advice. Some even offer pre-screened specialists to give you priority and discounts in clean-up and restoration.
The rest of us can us Amazon's virtual Emergency Preparedness store which gathers together everything you need to prepare before and recover after.
Prepare for the worst. Hope for the best
Posted by Jill Fallon at July 3, 2006 5:12 PM | TrackBack | Permalink