Advance Earthquake Planning Reduced Business Losses
Written by Marlo .
Those affected by this weekend’s series of earthquakes in Northern California can find online assistance, claims forms, and information at the California Department of Insurance and the California Earthquake Authority.
The news from California is generally good. It appears from most of the reports I read today that the 6.5 magnitude quake and its aftershocks caused few injuries and lower property damage than expected. Earthquake insurance and earthquake preparation are working in tandem to get businesses back up and running.
Simple advanced planning can prevent significant losses or reduce inevitable losses. For example, one story I read was about a small store in Eureka California. The store limited its losses to about $20,000 in inventory loss by planning. Shelves were bolted to the wall, a generator was in place, and the store did not hang heavy items on the walls.
Advance Earthquake Planning Reduced Business Losses originally appeared on About.com Business Insurance on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 10:27:11.