Hurricane Irene: Virginia State Resources Available to Residents

The Governor has declared a state of emergency in Virginia due to the approach of Hurricane Irene. The following are helpful state resources available to you: 

The National Association of Insurance Communication (NAIC) offers a free smartphone app to help create a home inventory. The app lets users photograph and capture images, descriptions, bar codes, and serial numbers, and stores them electronically for safekeeping. To download myHome for iPhone users, visit the iTunes App Store or search for "NAIC" in the app store from your iPhone. Additonal information about the app, as well as a simple home inventory checklist, is available on the NAIC website at www.naic.org.

The Bureau of Insurance also offers free consumer guides entitled, "What to Do After an Insured Commercial Property Loss"', and "What to Do After an Insured Homeowners Loss". These guides are available at www.scc.virginia.gov/boi. The Bureau of Insurance has staff specifically trained to handle disaster insurance questions and problems. Call 804 371 9185 or 804 371 9185 or 9691. The toll-free number is 1-877-310-6560. For additonal emergency preparedness information, go to www.ready.viriginia.gov

Please be careful and safe.

Kaye Kory
Delegate 38th District

The above information is courtesy of Del. Kaye Kory (D-38th) and reprinted here with her permission.