Wind and Hail Deductible
Insurance Glossary
A separate deductible that applies to any wind or hail damage, not only to damage from a named storm, and is often stated as a percentage of the dwelling limit. Unlike a hurricane deductible it can be triggered by an ordinary thunderstorm, a tornado or a hail event with no tropical system involved. It appears in hail-prone inland regions as well as coastal ones, and in some areas wind is excluded from the homeowners policy entirely and written through a separate wind pool.
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