Tag: earthquake-insurance

New! Oregon Earthquake Guide for Insurance Agents

Cover of Oregon Earthquake Guide for Insurance Agents, by CREW.org

CREW is pleased to announce the release of the Oregon Earthquake Guide for Insurance Agents!

The guide presents Oregon-specific earthquake information and tools to help insurance agents discuss the hazard and earthquake insurance with their policyholders and insurance shoppers.

The Oregon publication is the first of two pilot guides; the second, for Nevada, will be released this fall. CREW’s goal is to create similar guides for states across the western US that have a high- to very-high earthquake hazard.

This project was prompted by the results of CREW’s survey of insurance agents: most survey respondents indicated that they’re willing to educate consumers about the earthquake hazard and earthquake insurance, but they need locality-specific information about the hazard, presented in a way that is suited to helping individuals make insurance decisions for a particular property. The Oregon guide was designed to help meet that need.

Funding for this project was provided by an FY24 grant from FEMA National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.

New! Sign Language Versions of Earthquake Preparedness Videos

A sign language interpreter stands to the left of a screen depicting cartoon figures, under which are three logos: NEHRP, CREW, and CUSEC

CREW is pleased to present American Sign Language (ASL) versions of five earthquake preparedness quick-draw videos!

The five short videos show viewers how an earthquake could affect them financially and what steps they can take to prepare, including buying earthquake insurance.

All of the videos include closed captioning.

The videos are free to view, share, download, and embed. They’re a quick and engaging way to raise awareness and promote preparedness for earthquakes.

Check out the Insure Against Earthquakes outreach hub to find additional free outreach materials to use in your next public preparedness campaign. And be sure to share these helpful new guides from FEMA, too:

Funding for the development of the videos and ASL translations was provided by a grant from FEMA National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.