Policyholders were able to get advance payments up to $5,000 without an adjuster visit or additional documentation.In Mississippi and other states recently impacted by hurricanes, the National Flood Insurance Program streamlined the claims process, enabling policyholders to receive advance payments to jump-start their rebuilding.Policies issued by the NFIP pay even if a federal disaster is not declared. Renters can get coverage for contents only. If your community participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, or NFIP, as a homeowner or a business, both building and contents coverage can be included in your policy.The estimated cost of these repairs? $30,000. It also means replacing doors, appliances and cabinetry. Obviously, the deeper the floodwater, the more it will likely cost – 18 inches or more of water could mean repairs to the electrical system and the heating and cooling system.For 6 inches of water, estimated loss jumps to an estimated approximate cost of $21,000. If you don’t have flood insurance, your likely out-of-pocket cost for 3 inches of water (based on a 1,000 square foot, single-story home) is estimated at about $12,000.FEMA calculations show that just 3 inches of floodwater in a home likely will require replacing drywall, baseboards, carpets, furniture and other necessary repairs.Look up your address in the FEMA Flood Map Service Center to learn if you live, work or travel in areas that are prone to flooding. For example, over the last five years, Mississippi has exceeded that statistical probability, putting more homes and properties at risk than expected. While flood zones are specific geographic areas where there is a higher statistical probability of a flood occurring, floods do occur outside those zones.Statistics show that people who live outside high-risk areas file more than 25 percent of flood claims nationwide. Even if you live outside a high-risk flood zone, called a Special Flood Hazard Area, buying flood insurance is a wise decision.It’s wise to consider flood insurance even if you are not required to purchase it.Standard homeowner’s insurance policies do not cover floods Some Mississippians who suffered losses and damage from the hurricane did not have flood insurance. Flooding from Hurricane Zeta in 2020 resulted in 835 flood insurance claims being filed by Mississippi homeowners, business owners and renters who have flood insurance.With flood danger a continual threat and potential repairs financially devastating, flood insurance can help you recover faster and more fully.It’s said in Southern states along the Gulf Coast, “if it rains, it could flood.” Add spring rains and melting snow from the north, and flooding is likely. Mississippi sits at the lower end of one of the world’s largest river basins, the Mississippi River basin, which funnels water from 41 percent of the continental United States.Just 1 inch of water pooled in a single-story, 1,000 square-foot home can cause close to $11,000 worth of damage 1 foot of water in a 2,500 square-foot single-story home can cause more than $29,000 in damage. Flooding is the most common, and most expensive, natural disaster in the United States.
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