Dallas Natural Disasters

Real Estate & Earthquakes: What’s The Dallas Risk? Not Much, but Maybe Worth a Little Disclosure…

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2015 /

This was a luncheon I would have liked to attend, but it would have really shaken me up: Joshua Marrow, technical director for Partner Engineering and Science Inc. who, for years, has studied large seismic events in California and other hot spots around the world including, now, North Texas, spoke to The Dallas Chapter of…

Tornado Weather is Back, So Perhaps You Should Call Your Insurance Agent

By Joanna England / April 21, 2015 /

UPDATE: Things just got real. The Weather Channel is in Dallas, according to Robert Wilonsky. WFAA meteorologist Steve McCauley is saying that according to his readings, tomorrow evening’s weather could very well spawn a few tornadoes. “Obviously, it is impossible to predict where a tornado will touch down this far in advance,” McCauley said in…

Earthquake Insurance: It Ain’t Worth It, Say Some, but Carriers Planning Coverage in Texas

By Candy Evans / January 13, 2015 /

We told you all about this last week, day after Quake Day in Dallas. Under Texas law insurance carriers are not required to offer earthquake insurance, and veteran agents say they have never felt the need to write such policies. This weekend, Pamela Yip at the Dallas Morning News quoted Randall Guttery, director of real estate…

Should You Add Earthquake Insurance to Your Home Insurance Policy? Deductibles Very High In Most Cases

By Candy Evans / January 8, 2015 /

Reader tells us her wall cracks got worse after Tuesday’s quakes Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, we had 12 little earthquakes in North Texas. I definitely felt one, the strongest one said to be a 3.6 on the Richter Scale. My son lives near Palo Alto where they had a fierce 6.0 quake this summer.…