Dallas Natural Disasters

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…

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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.…

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