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    NaturalDisasterInsuranceAnaturaldisastercanbeexpressasthenaturaleffectcausebynaturalforces;therearemanydifferentkindsofnaturaldisaster.Namelyearth-quakes,Hurricanes,Hail,tsunami,volcanicexplosionetc.NaturaldisastershavedifferentformofformingforexampleHurricanesarecausedbyincreasingthetemperaturedifferentialsthatwillfuelingmorewindthatwillresultinsuperhurricanes.Earth-quakesarethesuddenresultcausebyreleaseofenergy,inchemistrywhichisknownasexothermicreaction.Whenstressbuildingupofrocksofearthscrustisreleased,Rockscrackandslippasteachotherandcausethegroundtovibrateoftheearth-quakewillform.GlobalWarmingisanothertypeofnaturaldisasterthatiscausedbygreenhousegasesresponsibleforwarming,Humanbeingsemitgasesinavarietyofways,e.gcombustionofthefossilfuelsincarsfactoryandelectricity.Mostlyknowngasesresponsiblewarmingiscarbondioxide(Co2).Methanereleasefromlandfillsandagricultureareknownasthecontributorsofglobalwarming.NaturaldisasterStatisticsclaimsthatnaturaldisasterhaverisenstartlinglysincefrom1980.ThereasonswhynaturaldisasterhasincreasedScientistbelievethattheincreasenaturaldisasterisduetoacombinationofnaturalmadefactors.Theincreasedinthetemperatureoftheearthsoceansandatmosphereiscausedbyglobalwarming.Peoplearealsocontributingbytemptingthenaturewithrapidandunplannedurbanizationoffloodprone.MostcountriesaffectedbynaturaldisasterareHaiti,USA,Chile,Japanetc.Chinahas5oftheworldsdeadliestnaturaldisasters;itismostaffectedbythe

    worldsmostknownnaturaldisaster. Shaanxiearthquake Tsunami Yellowriverfloods Droughts meteorological EcologicaldisasterChinaanditspeopleareaffectedbyseriousthreatsofthiskindofnaturaldisaster.NDRCisaspecialisedagencyundertheChineseGovernmentengagedinsupportingdecisiononvariousnaturaldisaster.NaturalDisasterReliefandRecoveryArrangementsitisajoinedprogramthatcoversanumberofreliefmeasuresindeliveringassistanceinfinance-tocommunitiesthathavebeenaffectedbyanaturaldisaster.

    (REPA)RestorationofEssentialPublicassetsisareliefmeasureunderthefundingprogramitrestoreandcouncilslocalinfrastructureintheoccurrenceofanaturaldisaster.Naturaldisasteraretraumaticforchildrenandtheyouthalso,Naturaldisasteraretraumatictochildreninwaythattheycanbeaffectedmentally.Post-Traumaticstressdisorder:thisisatypeofatraumathatthevictimsofthenaturaldisastergetafterseeingorlivingthroughabsolutelydangerousevent.UNINSURABLERISKS

    UninsurableRisksaretherisksthatdonotmeetlaiddownguidelinesasdefinedbytheinsurancecompany.Riskthatistoolargecannotbeinsuredbytheinsur

    ancecompany.TypesofUninsurablerisks Recession Liquidity Illegaldrugmanufacturingbusiness Whenalossisconsideredinevitable Terminalillperson Homesinverypoorconditions vacantproperties Homeslocatedoverwaterorwithacrawlspace

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    UninsuredHouseownersareatrisksbecauseafterthedisastertheyhavelittletofallbackon.Rentersorhomeownerswithnopropertyinsurancetheyrelyonfriendsandfamilyandgovernmenttomeettheirneedsafteradisasterwhenyouaretrappedinthistypeofsituationyouhavetostartalloveragain.Mostofthepeoplewhoareuninsuredtheyusetheirinheritancetorecover,selltheirdamageproperty.RiseinfloodrisktoHousesThisisakindofanuninsurablerisksthatcanmakemanyHousesuninsurable.Propertiesownersresidingnexttotheriversareatrisksbecausefloodrisksmakesthemuninsurable.Floodingiscostlyfortheinsurancecompany,withclaimstypicaluptomillionrands.NuclearpowerisuninsurableandexpensiveNuclearpowerisveryexpensivetocoverfortheinsurancecompanysoprivatesectorswonttouchitbecauseitisalargeexpensesothisismainlyconsideredbygovernments.Nuclearpowerplantsboilswatertoproducesteamthatturnsturbinestogenerateele

    HouseInsuranceCompaniesinSouthAfrica

    HouseInsurancecommonlycalledhomeownersInsuranceisakindofInsurancethatcoversprivateHomes.itcombinesdifferentpersonalinsuranceprotection.whichincludelossesoccurringtooneshome.Italsocoversaswellasliabilityinsuranceforaccidentsthatmayhappenatthehomeoratthehandsofthehomeownerwithinthepolicyterritory.Itmostlyadmirethatatleastoneofthenamedins

    uredsoccupiesthehome.Thecostofhomeownerinsurancedependsonwhatitwouldcosttoreplacethehouseandadditionalitemstobeinsured.DifferentTypesOfHouseInsuranceCompaniesinSouthAfrica Dialdirect:DialDirectssimple,smartHomeContentsinsurancemakessureyoucanreplacemostofthoseitemsshouldanythinghappentothemattodaysprices.Forexample,ifyouboughtatopoftherangeTVforR5000sixyearsago,youprobablyinsureditforR5000,howeverattodaysprices,aTVofthesamecaliberwouldprobablycostaboutR10000.IfsomethinghappenedtothatTVandyousubmittedaclaimwithoutupdatingitsreplacementvalue,youwouldonlybepaidouttheR5000insuredvalue. MiwayHomeInsurance:MiWayBuildingsInsuranceproductcoversthepermanentstructuresonyourpropertyaswellasallpermanentfixtures,fittingsandimprovementstoyourproperty.BuildingsInsurancewillcoveryourboreholeandswim

    mingpoolpumps,gatemotoraswellasundergroundpipesandcables. StandardBank:Acomprehensivehomeownersinsurancepolicyprotectsyourhomeomtheriskofstructuraldamage,includingfiredamage,stormdamageoraburstgeyser.StandardBankInsuranceLimitedcomprehensiveinsurancepolicyprovideshasslefree,reliablecoverwithexcellentvalue-addedbenefits. OutSurance:Wellcoveryourhouseholdcontentsagainsttheft,intentionaldamtoyourvaluables,aswellasdamagecausedbyapowersurgeoraburstgeyser.Evendamagetoyourcontentsduetofire,lightningstorm,hailandfloodiscovered.Wellapplyanautomaticannualinflation-linkedadjustmenttoensurethatyourcontentswontbeunder-insured.Ourstandardhouseholdinsurancepackagealsotakescareofpersonalliabilitywhichcoversyouifyourdomesticworkergetsinjuredwhileondutyorwhereyoumaybeheldresponsibleforcausingdeathorinjurytosomeoneelseordamagetotheirproperty.DontforgettoaddourOUT-a

    nd-Aboutproductwhereyoullreceivecoverforitemsyoutakeoruseoutsideyourhouse.Toinsurethestructureofyourbuildingoranypermanentfixturesorfittings,readmoreaboutourbuildingsinsuranceproduct. IHound:coversphysicaldamagetoapersonsproperty.Whentakingoutabond,efinancialinstitutionwillonlyapprovethemortgageifhouseinsurancehasbeentakenout.Houseinsurancewillcovertheinsuredagainstdamagecausedbyfire,flood,earthquakeandmuchmore.Houseinsurancepolicieswillusuallyhaveadditionalbenefitsforthepolicyholdersuchascoverforaccommodationcostsforthedurationofrebuildingorrepairstotheirproperty.Thiswillalleviatesomeoftheseverestressexperiencedinsituationswhereapersonshomeisseve

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    relydamagedorcompletelydestroyed.Duetotherebeingamuchlowerriskofclaimingfromahouseinsurancepolicy,thepremiumsaregenerallylower.Factorsthatinfluenceyourriskprofileincludewhetheryouhaveathatchedroof,livenearariverordamandgeologicalconsiderations.Houseinsurancepoliciesusuallydonotcoverdamageduetopoliticalunrest,civildisturbanceorwar.

    FLOODSHOUSEINSURANCE

    FloodsHouseInsuranceThisisakindofinsurancethatcoversonewhenhisorherpropertyisdamagebyfloods/water.Flooddamageoccursindifferentwayse.g.anundetectedburstpipe.DifferentTypesofFlooding FlashFloods:Thistypeofafloodcanbeperceivedafteraheavyrainhassto,ExampleofheavyrainslikeTsunami,tropicalstormandnotresulting/failureofdams. UrbanFloods:Thisisaformofafloodthatisusuallydamagestheurbanarearoads,thecauseisthatthelargeamountraincannotbeabsorbedbytheground. RiverFloods:Thisisaformoffloodingthatcanbefoundwhenthesizeofrierflowislargerthanthesizeestimatedthatthechannelcanhold,inthistypeofsituationtheriveroverflowbanks,andthentheareaalongsidewillbeflooded.Snowmeltandheavyrainarecausedbythisformoffloods. Rapidonsetfloods:Thisaretheformoffloodsthatlastforashorterperiodtheycanlastforuptotwodaysorthree.

    Floodingcanbeclassifyasthenaturaldisasterthatoccursunexpectedly,Somelocationsarepronetofloodingthanothers,meaningthatwhenyouaresituatedintheareawherefloodingoccursonayearlybasis.Higherpremiumsarealwayschargedtopeoplewhoaresituatedinthefloodingarea.ThatiswhyinvestorsdevelopaprogramcalledFloodInsurancethathelpstocoverallthecost.HomeownerscannotpreventHighpremiumssituatedinthefloodingareabutHighpremiumsissomethingthatcanbeprevented,byavoidinginlivinginafloodingarea.StepsonHowtoclaimyourFloodInsurance1. Makeuseofthephotographyoftheoutsidepremises2. AlsoPhotographinsideyourpremises3. CallyourInsurancecompanytoreportyourclaim4. Makesurethatdamagedpropertyareseparatedfromtheundamaged5. Tellthemwhentocomefordamagescheck

    6. Makesurethatyoukeepintouchwithyourinsurancecompanyuntiltheprocedurehavebeendone.7. RepairingyourHomeFloodcanbeclassifiedunderNaturaldisasterbasicallyfloodsarenaturaldisasterthatcannotbeprevented.Butonecanpreventthembynotsituatinghim/herselfinthefloodingarea.Mostcountrieshaveprogramswhichdealswiththiskindofnatureandtheymakesureyouaresorted.Fromthewordofadviceyoudonothavetoliveinafloodingareatoexperienceaflooding.

    10TypesOfHouseinsuranceCoverage1. Replacementcostcoverage:ReplacementcostcoverageisthetypeofHouseinsurancethatwillalwaysmakesurethatthecostofyourHouseinsurance

    isbeingpaidregardlessofdownfallorincreasingofcurrency.ReplacementcostcoverageismadeeasysothatHouseinsuranceclient,spendlessmoneytogetnewsametypeofproductthattheinsurancecompanydoesnotconsidertopay.2. Fire&ExplosionInsurance:Explosioninsurancecoverageisakindofinsurancepolicyoneneedstohave,thiskindofainsuranceisdesignedtoprotectandcoverthelossofHouseduetoexplosion.FireInsuranceisatypeofHouseinsurancethatbasicallycoversdamagescausedbyafire.3. AircraftInsuranceCoverage:AircraftInsurancecoverageiskindofinsurancethatdealsordesignedtoprotectyourpropertyincasetheAircraftcrushonyourproperty.

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    4. HomeInsurance:HomeInsurancecoversbothHouseandLiability,usingsinglepremiumwhichcoversforallrisks.HomeInsuranceisalsoknownasmultiplelineinsurancecoverage,itcoversprivatehomesalsobondsvarioustypesofpersonalInsurance.5. TheftInsurance:Theftinsuranceisthekindofhouseinsurancethatcoversthedamageofthehouseduetoburglary,theftetc.6. Riot/Civilcommotion:ThisisatypeofHouseinsurancethatprotectorcoversyourHousefromthedamagecausedbytheRiot.Itcoversthecostcausedinviolentdisturbancecausedbyfourormorepeopleinyourproperty.7. VolcanicEruption:VolcanicEruptionisakindofHouseinsurancethatcoversyourHouseagainsttheexplosioncausedbyVolcanicEruption.8. Hail&HurricanesInsurance:HailInsurancecoverageisakindofinsurancecoverthatprotectyourHouseagainstlossesduefromhail.HurricanesInsurancecoverageisthekindofinsurancethatisdesignedtocoverorprotectyourHouseagainstthelossescausedbyhurricane9. FloodInsurance:FloodInsurancecoverageisakindofpropertyinsurancemadetocoveryourHousefromthedamagecausedbyfloodsintoyourproperty.10. EarthquakeInsurance:ThisisakindofHouseinsurancethatisdesigntocoverthedamagethathasbeencausedbyanearthquaketoyourHouse.Ratesdifferratesaredeterminedonthelocationyouaresituatedin.HomesmadeofwoodhavecheaperratesthanHomesmadeofbrick.

    WhatpreciselyisHouseInsurance

    Howwouldyoudistinguishpropertyinsurancefromhouseholdinsurance?Fundamentallyspeaking,householdinsuranceprimarilycoversthebelongingsinyourhomeforinstancethepiecesofequipment,appliances,andalsoeverythingwhichhasvalueinyourproperty,whilepropertyinsuranceisinchargeoftheactualstructureofyourproperty.ItisadvisableforallHouseownerstothinkaboutattainingHouseinsurancewhichgivesabitofprotectionintheeventanundesirableeventsuddenlyemerged.Asaninsuranceclient,itisyourobligationtoknowwhatyouareapplyingfortosaveyourselfagainstspendingmoneyonsomethingthatisnotgoingtobebeneficialtoyouinthefuture.Toprovidemuchmoreofanidea,homeinsurancewillcoveraninsuredhousefromanysortofdamage.Illustrationofthisisdestructionasaresultoffire,naturaldisaster,etc.Thereareseveralaspectsthathavetobeconsideredasag

    roundforyourpremiumandwhetheryourclaimswillbeaccredited.Inthemeantime,propertyinsurancerequirestheinsurertobeaccountableinhavingtopaythepropertyinsuredevenwhenitisrobbedorthehousehasbeendamaged.Theparticularliabilitypolicywilltakecareofanykindofmonetarycostssustained.Intheeventthatavehiclesuddenlycrashesyourpropertyandcausesalotofdamage,youhavetheprivilegetoclaimtherepaircosts.Andalsoifaneighborswindowisdamagedbytheinsurersrelatives,theycouldactuallyclaimfromthecurrentHouseinsurance.Homeinsurancemaycertainlybetailormadetomatchyourpersonalrequirements.Youcanfindpolicyextensionsthatmaybecombinedwiththecoverincludingpropertylocationaswellasclimate.Thesetypesofvariablescouldworkinthepersonsfavourbecausealargeamountofmoneycouldbesavedintheeventthatahurricaneorafewotherfreaksofnaturedestructyourhome.Themonthlypremiu

    mswilllikelybeinfluencedbythesefactorsandthestateoftheactualHouse.Andsoifyouwanttosaveyourvaluableassetstilltheendoftimeandalsoofferworthtoallyourhardwork,thebestwaytomakeithappenistosafeguardapropertyinsurancepolicy.Youcannottrulyreallyrelyonyourfriendstowatchoveryourrealestate,anditisjustimpossibletoforetellnaturesviolence,sotobesecureandassured,startworkingontakingcareofforyourpurchasestoday.ThisinsuresindividualHouseconstructionsincludingthewall,therooftopaswellasthehousewindowsenablingyoutoreconstructyourhomewithnohassle.

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