As water levels and average temperatures rise, so do concerns over insurance coverage for B.C. homeowners amid a larger problem in the province – climate change-fuelled disasters.
In May 2022, 34-year-old Mica Munro and 32-year-old Jasper Smith bought a $1-million house in the Victoria suburb of Saanich and purchased home insurance that included earthquake coverage.
“We decided to go in with all the bells and whistles,” Munro told Black Press Media.
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