Most insurance policies contain an exclusion or limitation for water damage to the interior of a building unless a windstorm damages the roof or exterior walls of a structure through which water enters.
Hurricane Irma really highlighted the importance of being well prepared and having evacuation, business continuity, and emergency communications plans in place.
Hurricane Irma hopscotched up Floridas west coast Sunday, making two landfalls and driving a wall of water and winds that submerged Miami, Naples and other major cities.
Hurricane Irma smashed into Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm, driving a wall of water and violent winds ashore and marking the first time since 1964 the U.S. was hit by back-to-back major hurricanes.