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by jacobwcarlson 3479 days ago
There is no cost-effective way to get residential earthquake insurance in the Bay Area.
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To inject numbers into the discussion: my homeowners insurance is $965 and earthquake is $1220. More than doubling the yearly bill to be sure, but it's easy to justify given bay area real estate prices.
Is your home worth between $1 and $1.5M ?
I wonder if there's an indirect way to get cheaper earthquake insurance, by investing in industries or companies that would benefit from an earthquake, or maybe by taking bets in a prediction market.
Ahh, ok, so that means the prices likely do reflect the probability accurately...