CREW just published earthquake guides specifically for insurance agents in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Utah. The new guides are modeled on the guides we produced for Oregon and Nevada last year.
The western states in this series all have a high to very high earthquake hazard.
CREW consulted geologists, insurance professionals, and engineers when customizing the state guides to provide agents and their clients with a succinct, non-technical introduction to the earthquake hazard and point out potential risk factors to consider when making insurance and mitigation decisions.
CREW’s development of state Earthquake Guides for Insurance Agents was prompted by our survey of insurance agents in western states: most survey respondents indicated that they’re willing to educate consumers about the earthquake hazard and earthquake insurance but said 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 new guides are designed to help meet that need.
And Coming Soon: Two new state guides for Arizona and Washington!
Funding for this project was provided by grants from FEMA National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
