{"id":1787,"date":"2025-04-28T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=1787"},"modified":"2025-04-28T10:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:12:16","slug":"hurricane-preparation-a-guide-for-businesses-homeowners-and-boaters","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/us\/insight\/hurricane-preparation-a-guide-for-businesses-homeowners-and-boaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Preparation | A Guide for Businesses, Homeowners and Boaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--wrap    \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--background-image hero--background-image-blur\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-background\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/HurricanePrepGuide_WebsiteHeader.jpg) center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--inner width-100\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div class='content-heading  100%  '>\n    <p class='text-white subheading'>Property &amp; Casualty<\/p>\n    <h1 class='text-white    '>\n      Hurricane Preparation | A Guide for Businesses, Homeowners and Boaters\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    \n    <h1 class='text-brand-dark-blue    h2'>\n      Hurricane Preparation | A Guide for Businesses, Homeowners and Boaters\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Preparing for the Hurricane Season<\/h3>\n<p>At Brown &amp; Brown, we provide insurance and risk management solutions to help protect and preserve what you value most. That\u2019s why we created this Hurricane Preparation Guide to help you protect your business, home and boat in the event of a hurricane. Please remember, your first priority should be to ensure your safety and the safety of your employees, family and others in your community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hurricane Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hurricanes can produce winds in excess of 155 miles per hour, causing catastrophic damage to coastlines and several hundred miles inland<\/li>\n<li>Hurricanes can also lead to storm surges along the coast and cause extensive damage from heavy rainfall<\/li>\n<li>The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June to November, with the peak season from mid-August to late October<\/li>\n<li>The Pacific hurricane season lasts from mid-May through November<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Preparing Your Business<\/h3>\n<p>The items and issues listed to the right are general in nature and may not address all issues or preparations that may be necessary for a given location or occupancy. In addition to promoting employee safety, having a well-structured plan can help minimize damages and downtime in the aftermath of a hurricane.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify those employees who are needed to maintain or protect the site and those who should evacuate<\/li>\n<li>Determine which operations are critical and the time required to properly shut down each operation<\/li>\n<li>Determine what resources are needed and their availability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t<div class='wpb_content_element text-left btn-container'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class='btn btn-brand-green  '\n\t\t\t\thref='https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hurricane-Preparation-Guide-Brown-Brown_WEB-1.pdf' target='_blank' data-toggle=''>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-text-color--default\">Continue Reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]<strong>For more information on Hurricane claims:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hurricane-Impacts-The-Aftermath-Brown-Brown_WEB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Impacts | The Aftermath<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hurricane-Condo-Associations-Claim-Handling-Tips-Brown-Brown.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane &amp; Large Storm Claim Handling Tips For Condo Associations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hurricane-Condo-Claims-Guidelines-Brown-Brown_WEB-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Preparation and Recovery | Claims Guidelines for Condo Associations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hurricane-Condo-Associations-Coverage-Gaps-Brown-Brown.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Potential Insurance Coverage Gaps or Exclusions That May Surprise Condo Associations at Claim Time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hurricane-Preparation-and-Recovery-Claims-Guidelines-Brown-Brown_WEB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Preparation and Recovery | Claims Guidelines<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;988&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;60&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Property Team<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t<div class='wpb_content_element text-center btn-container'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class='btn btn-brand-dark-blue  '\n\t\t\t\thref='\/us\/contact\/contact-general\/' target='' data-toggle=''>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-text-color--default\">Connect Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Preparing for the Hurricane Season At Brown &amp; Brown, we provide insurance and risk management solutions to help protect and preserve what you value most. 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