Il Dept. of Insurance Reminds Consumers to Check Flood Insurance as Snow Melts and Before Spring Rains

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011.  The Illinois Department of Insurance is reminding homeowners and renters to prepare for the possibility of a spring flood by checking existing homeowner and renter policy coverage and determining whether to add flood insurance.

“A combination of heavy rain and rapid snow melt could lead to a very wet spring season in the most flood-prone areas of the State,” said Michael T. McRaith, Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. “Consumers should…