Early last week South Africa was struck by an earthquake, a common occurrence in places like San Francisco or Japan but a completely unexpected event locally which took many South Africans by surprise.
According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the magnitude 5.3 earthquake was in Orkney and was felt from the Free State to KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, North West and Mpumalanga. Emergency services across the country were put on high alerts in all metropolitan areas amid fears of serious injuries.
According to Sky News, one man died when a wall of an abandoned mining building fell on him and three other people were hurt when the quake damaged a training centre at a mine.
Is now the time to rethink your contents & building insurance?
Soon after the quake and the tremors passed, people started assessing the damage to their properties and filing claims. Luckily those covered by OUTsurance were insured for any loss or damage caused by earthquakes - in fact, most disasters seen as “Acts of Nature” that results in loss or damage caused by wind, thunder, lighting, storm, hail, flood or snow is covered when you take out contents insurance with OUTsurance.
Typical claims that were received following the recent quake and that were dealt with by our claims department the day after the tremors were felt, included damage claims such as exterior damage to brick work, damage to perimeter walls as well as cracks and damage to internal structures of houses.
Get a quote from OUTsurance today and ensure your contents and buildings are properly covered.