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Home Insurance and Volcanoes

I’ve been fascinated watching the news on the Kilauea volcano eruption and its lava flows from the 17 or so vents that have opened across the area. It’s amazing to see the lava sprays and flows as it moves downhill through the forests and into populated areas. I can’t imagine what the people living in the area are going through wondering and waiting to see if their homes and anything else they left behind will be there once the volcanic activity subsides. One of the things I’ve wondered about is if home insurance covers such a force of nature as it’s engulfed about 25 homes and 10 other structures so far.

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