Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Sinkhole Insurance
View Single Post
 
Old 03-19-2025, 06:31 AM
retiredguy123 retiredguy123 is online now
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 17,616
Thanks: 3,087
Thanked 16,767 Times in 6,640 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bowlingal View Post
If a sinkhole touches your house, the damage is covered under your homeowners policy. A rider for sinkhole coverage is needed if the sinkhole DOES NOT touch the house, but appears on your property
Not true. The optional sinkhole insurance only covers damage to the house. I would suggest that you read the sinkhole insurance rider very carefully. I have. The only difference between the optional sinkhole coverage and the mandatory catastrophic ground collapse coverage is that the house must be deemed uninhabitable by the county or state to get coverage under the mandatory insurance. Verbal information from an insurance salesperson is often not correct.