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Hurricane Irma and your vessel

Sep 5, 2017 | Boat Insurance, hurricane | 0 comments

Currently, Hurricane Irma is on a path that may include vessels mooring in Florida. If you are mooring a boat in the region that may be impacted please take all necessary steps to mitigate possible damage to your property.

Your policy may include Hurricane haul-out or similarly named coverage that applies a level of reimbursement from expenses that you may incur to protect your property from an impending named storm. Please review your policy limitations or contact us for further information.

To keep up on the storm or to get further information on hurricane preparedness, please check the following resources:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

www.hurricanecity.com

www.hwn.org

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare

https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes 

https://www.uscg.mil/d7/airstaBorinquen/docs/HurricanePage/Boat%20Preparation%202008(9).pdf

https://www.globalmarineinsurance.com

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