Catastrophe Insurance

Catastrophe insurance protects businesses and residences against natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes, and against human-made disasters such as a riot or terrorist attack. These low-probability, high-cost events are generally excluded from standard homeowners insurance policies.

Understanding Catastrophe Insurance 

Homeowners insurance may contain certain types of coverages, but loss or damage resulting from certain types of events are typically excluded. As a rule of thumb, damage and destruction due to earth movement (such as landslides, mudslides, earthquakes, and sinkholes) or floods (due to storms, typhoons, tsunamis, or hurricanes) usually isn't covered by homeowners insurance. Many homeowners policies cover only named perils, which can vary policy to policy and by the insurance company. Even an “all perils” policy may exclude some events or contain specific policy limits, so you may not be fully insured for a major loss. That's where catastrophe insurance comes in.