{"id":3,"date":"2021-09-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/?p=3"},"modified":"2021-08-08T12:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T18:50:29","slug":"4-disasters-your-virginia-home-owners-insurance-might-not-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/4-disasters-your-virginia-home-owners-insurance-might-not-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Disasters Your Virginia Home Owner&#8217;s Insurance Might Not Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For Virginia residents, homeowners insurance can provide peace of mind, ensuring that your home is protected against the elements, accidents, and other incidents. However, when selecting homeowners insurance, it&rsquo;s important to understand that some things may not be automatically covered.<\/p>\n<p>At Pivotal Insurance Agency, we want to make sure every homeowner knows about disasters that might not automatically be covered.<\/p>\n<h3>Sinkholes Probably Aren&rsquo;t Covered<\/h3>\n<p>Sinkholes are rare in Virginia but can still occur. Unfortunately, sinkhole coverage is not mandated in Virginia. Sinkholes have recently made headlines for swallowing cars in Virginia and it&rsquo;s likely only a matter of time before a homeowner has his or her house damaged by one.<\/p>\n<h3>Earthquakes Usually Aren&rsquo;t Covered Either<\/h3>\n<p>Earthquakes usually aren&rsquo;t covered with standard Virginia homeowners insurance either. While powerful earthquakes are uncommon in Virginia, Louisa County was hit with a 5.8m earthquake back in 2011. Another powerful quake could hit soon.<\/p>\n<h3>You&rsquo;ll Probably Need Separate Coverage for Floods<\/h3>\n<p>Floods are a serious risk in Virginia and a flood can quickly destroy a home and all of your personal belongings. Unfortunately, unless you have special coverage for flooding, you&rsquo;ll likely find that your standard homeowners insurance does not cover flood damage.<\/p>\n<h3>Mudslides and Landslides Usually Aren&rsquo;t Covered<\/h3>\n<p>Heavy rains can cause not only floods but also mudslides. Mudslides can wipe out your home even if it&rsquo;s located high up a hill. Sadly, your standard Virginia homeowners insurance likely doesn&rsquo;t cover damage from mudslides.<\/p>\n<h3>Make Sure Your Virginia Home is Covered<\/h3>\n<p>Your home is your castle. Make sure you fully understand what&rsquo;s covered under your Virginia homeowners insurance, and when you find gaps in coverage, consider filling them with supplemental homeowners insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Contact the Pivotal Insurance Agency today to learn more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Virginia residents, homeowners insurance can provide peace of mind, ensuring that your home is protected against the elements, accidents, and other incidents. However, when selecting homeowners insurance, it&rsquo;s important to understand that some things may not be automatically covered. At Pivotal Insurance Agency, we want to make sure every homeowner knows about disasters that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3\/revisions\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pivotalins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}