Earthquake Insurance: 7 Things You Need to Know


4.  What Happens in the Aftermath of an Earthquake?

In the wake of natural disasters, like earthquakes, it is almost impossible to find the documents related to earthquake insurance from the debris. Though helping people should be your primary goal, claiming earthquake insurance to compensate a bit of your world is on the priority list too. Thanks to digitalization, all information regarding insurance is safely tucked in computers. So, if insurance papers are destroyed in the earthquake, you can ask the insurance company regarding the insurance claim. Divisional offices have access to a lot of data. So, even if offices in the seismic zone are affected, information can still be retrieved. If family members and/or relatives can produce sufficient ID proofs, they too can claim insurance on behalf of the policy holder.