Boulder County and Foothills United Way to host two free insurance workshops

 

Boulder County, Colo. – Recent fires all along the Front Range have served as catastrophic reminders of the need for foothills and mountain dwellers to make sure they are adequately insured before disaster strikes.

 

Now is a critical time for mountain residents to check their insurance policies and ensure their homes are adequately covered and to take some easy steps to prepare for any disaster.

 

Foothills United Way and Boulder County are holding two free educational workshops to help residents make sure they are properly insured and to learn how to be prepared for any natural disaster:

 

  • Nederland – Monday, July 23, 7-8:30 p.m.
    Nederland Community Center, 750 Highway 72

 

  • Boulder – Tuesday, July 24, 6:30-8 p.m.

Commissioners’ Hearing Room, Boulder County Courthouse, third floor, 1325 Pearl St.

 

The workshops will cover several topics, including:

  1. Lessons learned from Fourmile Canyon Fire Survivors
  2. Tips from United Policyholders’ ‘Roadmap to Preparedness’ Program (www.uphelp.org)
  3. How to ensure your insurance policy accurately reflects the real cost of rebuilding in the mountains west of Boulder
  4. Practical ways your family can be prepared in the case of a natural disaster

 

Often, the cost to rebuild, especially in the mountains, exceeds the amount of coverage policyholders carry for their homes and other property. Adding to this problem is the homeowner’s lack of awareness that the policies they carry are inadequate.

 

“One of the hard lessons of the Fourmile Canyon Fire was that more than 60 percent of property owners were underinsured,” said Garry Sanfaçon, Boulder County’s Fourmile Fire Recovery Manager. “These workshops will give people the tools they need to make sure they are adequately covered.”