From: Mary Zimmerman <mary.rita.zimmerman@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:00:02 -0500 Message-ID: <CAM8aAV-oQ19cGMVAjSO0o+XPRYot1Uu_fouYGLbJS8HnfkMYoA@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Looking for Insurer for Historic Building
Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for help with insuring an
historic building. I appreciated the ideas and recommendations very much!
Mary Zimmerman
On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 1:04 PM Christine LaFond <
clafond@clearlakelibrary.org> wrote:
> 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
>>
>