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If you were in Phoenix, Arizona or any of its surrounding cities on October 5, 2010, you took part in the crazy weather that blew threw the town. On the following day AnCap Insurance got over 70 calls!  Many people across the valley had damage due to hail, wind and rain.  One company that AnCap works with got almost 600 claims resulting from that damage. 90% were hail related claims. 

These types of claims are still subject to your deductible and are considered a comprehensive claim. Our advice to your customers was to make sure the damage was over the deductible before they call and make a claim.  Please be patient with the insurance companies, there were many claims called in last week.  To the right you will see a map of Phoenix showing the areas that were hit the hardest.

Yesterday was the official beginning of monsoon season here in the valley. In 2008, the National Weather Association decided that instead of guessing when the monsoon season would begin that they would give the season official dates. The dates are June 15th through September 30th. Even though these are the official dates of the season, the average starting date is July 7th. Normally the season will leave us on September 13th. What qualifies as a monsoon day? The dew point average must be 55 or higher. In history the worst monsoon season that Phoenix had ever encountered was 1984. It was the wettest with over 9 inches of rain!! 1984 also had the most consecutive days, coming in at 72.

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