From: Mary Zimmerman <mary.rita.zimmerman@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:59:56 -0500 Message-ID: <CAM8aAV9UYCj_zyBdkqc15-XK37W6n5pcaPZG9CM1GriU3FqmKw@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Looking for Insurer for Historic Building
Greetings,
I am the Treasurer for a local historical trust organization in south
central WI which is searching for an insurance company which will cover an
historic church (original use) building plus a plot of native prairie land
about a mile away. We are in the middle of repair work on the building and
then will begin converting the basement into an archives/research space so
we can move the archives from a private home to the building and then have
some limited public access to these materials.
We are struggling to find liability and property insurance at a reasonable
cost. One quote we got was for $9500/year - which is not reasonable for us!
Other agencies we have contacted have checked with the companies they
represent and they come back with the response that no one is interested in
providing this coverage. There has been some indication that the reason is
not wanting to cover historic properties.
So my question is whether anyone on the listserve would have any
suggestions for us for insurance agencies we could contact for a bid for
our properties. It seems that there are many historic buildings throughout
the state who must have reasonable insurance coverage.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Mary Zimmerman