NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural
disasters have Americans more than worried about just climate
change. Some fear a natural disaster or emergency could financially
devastate them. Especially as emergencies and natural continue to
pile up.
According to a survey conducted by ValuePenguin, over 50% of
consumers fear that an emergency or natural disaster would be too
expensive for them to afford.
Key findings:
- More than half of consumers worry about the financial
implications of a natural disaster. 54% of respondents don't think
they could afford the costs of such emergencies, especially
millennials (60%).
- 67% of homeowners in hurricane-prone states don't have or don't
know whether they have a flood insurance policy, even though
flooding isn't covered under a standard homeowners insurance
policy. Likewise, 66% of homeowners at risk of earthquakes don't
have a separate policy.
- 52% of consumers who experienced a natural disaster say they
weren't as prepared as they could have been. Americans 55 and
younger are most likely to regret their lack of preparation.
- Americans are least prepared for earthquakes and wildfires. On
the other hand, extreme heat and winter storms are the disasters
for which consumers feel most confident about their
preparedness.
- Consumers aren't prepared for emergency evacuations. 6 in 10
Americans either don't have an emergency evacuation kit (50%) or
don't know if they have one (10%). And 53% of pet owners don't have
a fleshed-out plan for their pet should they need to evacuate.
View full
report: https://www.valuepenguin.com/how-prepared-are-americans-for-emergencies
About ValuePenguin.com: ValuePenguin.com, part of
LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE), is a personal finance website that
conducts in-depth research and provides objective analysis to help
guide consumers to the best financial decisions. ValuePenguin
focuses on value, assessing whether the return of a particular
decision is worth the cost or risk of that option, and how this
stacks up with the other possible choices they may have. For more
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Media Contact:
Nadia Gonzalez
Nadia@LendingTreeNews.com
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