From: Christine LaFond <clafond@clearlakelibrary.org> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:38:22 -0500 Message-ID: <CABMe8amT27RmSZpgHTiWJ7XouH3fua_oAwqz568hQoTRagNUtQ@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Looking for Insurer for Historic Building
Clear Lake Historical Museum uses Secura Insurance Companies out of
Appleton, WI
Sincerely,
Christine LaFond
Treasurer
Clear Lake Historical Museum
Clear Lake, WI 54005
On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 9:49 AM Mary Zimmerman <
mary.rita.zimmerman@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>