North dakota insurance agents are seeing more Fargo homeowners interested in flood insurance, after a winter of heavy snow and forecasts of spring flooding
Ken Kraft is an American Family Insurance agent in south Fargo. He says it’s been the top thing his office has been talking to people about.
State Farm agent Jill Henning said she’s also seen an increase in the number of people asking about flood insurance.
Dawn Lovett works for Farmers Union Insurance. She bought flood coverage for her home in north Fargo next to the El Zagal Golf Course.
Kraft says the policies have a 30-day waiting period before they take effect.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is revising its flood plain map, which could require more people to carry flood insurance. The revised map is expected to be published this summer.
___
Information from: The Forum, http://www.in-forum.com
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Acrisure Goes After Former Owners of Businesses it Acquired for Leaving to Compete 
Natural-Disaster Insurance Gap Now Exceeds $420 Billion Globally 
USI Insurance Services Claims Ex-Broker Poached Clients for Own New Agency 
United Co-Pilot Warned Plane Was Slow, Low Before Newark Mishap 
