Illinois Emergency Managers: Now’s The Time To Get Flood Insurance
March 12, 2019 1:27PM CDT
Do not wait for the local creek or river to start to rise to call your insurance agent. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is reminding people to check their flood insurance, or get flood insurance, as soon as possible. It takes 30 days for a policy to go into place. IEMA says standard homeowners insurance does not cover flood damage, and emergency government aid won’t help most homeowners.