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<br />IK~~. p~O~e!ty o'Yners :have ins~ran~~ th~~,will C~~~~h,~~,~~~JbY
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<br />~ Only. (ct,." ';"""lor flood-,trio'... If you're relying on your homeowners' " 'r t h' f1 d da pac'_ ,,, "
<br />f""Fort Collins 'property owners will- be cligi-: . Insurance po ICY 0 cover w ~tever 00 mage "Many a,ren't aware that the mosi~e-
<br />.~ ble}o recoup, losses on their. ~mes a~d comes your way you'll be in for a nasty surpn'sc It won't vere floods in Colorado result from rain,
<br />bUSinesses, Insurance officials saId ' . .' Dot snowmelt," be said. ...: ') ,
<br />Wednesday. ';. '. ,; . . Nancy Barnett, of the~we'st:rn.lnsuranc8 Information Service .... Allhough b.om~owners insuranc~' 'lrd,ld
<br />. As: da~age-dalm requests began pour .'" t, t "...' coverllood damage, It may offer relicfJO!
<br />109 lnt(! Insurance companies, adjus!ers sur.ance companies. dama,., which is covered by auto insur. Th' gho t C~l~ ado th a 62 o~~ other damage Crom the heavy r.alris"\ii,a
<br />were forced to offer lhe same explanations ..rou u r, e~ re, : ., ,.,
<br />they give every time a flood hits. Only 228 buildings in Fort Collins are ance policies. ~ homes and 12,000 commercIal bwldmgs' cause floods, said ShaDDon. Kelly, ot/he
<br />... Homeowners insurance does ~ot:'cover covered by policies under the National State Farm Insurance is antici~Ung tbat lie In designated floodplains, yet only ,western Insur~nce InC~rm.ation _Setvl~'t
<br />-ri;;:-11ood damage. Only...tbe minority of Color-a...J Flood Insurance Program; a coverage plan 500 auto-damage claims at an average 16,000 of the structures have flood lnsur- : Most bQmeowner policies ~1l1 l;\9yei'
<br />:::do property owners',who have purchased unifemlffen by th"Hedei~llo~ernment. - cost of $4,000 per car for a total payout of an.~e. . damage from rainfall that l~akBthr(ljl~
<br />_ flood illSUTaOCC are eligible for coverage. ' Insurance adjusters said Wednesday that about S2 million, said spokeswoman May Most ow~el1l of flood-prone property ID roofs, .or that enters a ho~e ~hrougfikro-
<br />'~.. "ll you're relying on your homeowners they don't know how many Fort Collins Hendershot. Colorado still don't understand or believe ken wmdows caused by hall O! fallen-1ree
<br />. insurance policy to cover whatever flood buildings damaged by Monday night's Fanners Insurance Group has no dam- that a I100d could ever damage their limbs, 1~;:
<br />::damage comesy,our way, you'll he In lor a I flood are C9vcred by flood insuranc~ ~., age estimates but expects most of its homes," .said Larry Lang, c~ief of the Homeowners insurance will notCQyer
<br />.~, !~ast. Y surpris~ft.won't," said Nancy Bar- n""'HOwt. vet'fthey.-.said.tbat<ilecause. rela9claimsto.be for car damage and the re- Floodplam Management ,Section of the damage c. rom rising water thaheeps uu;o a
<br />. nett (If the Western Insurance Wormation > lively few peOple have.flood 'CQverage, the. . suits 01 sewer backups, a spokeswoman Colorado Water Coll5ervation Board: ,house, or that is.caUSed by mud Jrom a
<br />..;, ~ice, a nonprofit agency funded by in- .; majority of eligible claims will be for.car" said. . . Lang said anotbeI; cOmmon ~percep-',;:rain-induced JDudslide,"~:'.0;\ J':~
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