Tag: financial preparedness

CREW Presents a 3-Minute Video Illustrating How to Prepare Financially for an Earthquake

Cartoon drawings from the Insure Against Earthquakes video

CREW and our central-U.S. partner CUSEC consulted with preparedness and insurance experts to create this short (3-minute) video to help educate the public about earthquake insurance and financial preparedness.

You can view and share the video in English or Spanish on the Insure Against Earthquakes Vimeo channel. If you would like to download the video, please contact CREW at info@crew.org.

The video will soon be accessible on the Insure Against Earthquakes site, a new information hub that CREW is producing to provide easy access to information about earthquake insurance and outreach tools that can be used to promote awareness and preparedness actions.

And don’t forget to register for the Mind the Gap earthquake insurance forum on March 28. It’s an opportunity for emergency managers, other disaster preparedness professionals, and disaster insurance experts to explore and discuss the issues and challenges involved in expanding the role of earthquake insurance in preparedness and post-earthquake recovery.

Check out CREW’s other financial preparedness projects.

New from FEMA: A Financial Resilience Fact Sheet

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Earthquakes can be emotionally and financially draining. Share FEMA’s new fact sheet with your network to help raise awareness and get people thinking about the steps they can take now to reduce their financial risk from earthquakes.

The fact sheet was developed by FEMA and its partners Jumpstart and United Policy Holders. It’s the first of several items in a Financial Resilience Tool Kit under development. These materials will help people build financial resilience to earthquakes and other natural disasters and make their communities more resilient places to live.

Earthquake insurance is a key component of financial resilience and can help people recover faster and more fully. Standard homeowners’ policies don’t cover earthquake damage, so a core part of the message is to consider purchasing earthquake insurance. While total-loss coverage offers the most financial protection, partial coverage—such as parametric earthquake insurance—is better than none. Savings and income can also help fill gaps immediately after an event.

The new fact sheet (PDF) is available under the Building Science heading of FEMA’s website.