Improved ISO Rating Allows Sugar Land Residents a Fire Insurance Cost Reduction
The Sugar Land Fire Department improved its ISO rating to two from three. The improved rating translates to an approximate 2 percent fire insurance savings for commercial customers and an approximate 8 percent savings for residential customers with some insurance companies for citizens who live within Sugar Land’s city limits.
The new ISO rating takes effect May 1, 2005. Sugar Land residents and commercial customers should notify their respective insurance companies of the improved City rating in order to take advantage of the potential insurance discounts.
The Insurance Services Office (ISO) provides insurance companies reliable, up-to-date information about a municipality’s fire protection services to help establish appropriate fire insurance premiums for residential and commercial properties. Communities are rated on a scale of 1 to 10, with one being the best rating obtained. “Since only six cities in Texas have a ISO rating of one and 38 cities have a rating of two, Sugar Land has earned a status in an elite group,” said Fire Chief Dannie Smith. “Our department diligently worked during 2004 to achieve the required ISO evaluation benchmarks in order to provide our citizens with the potential fire insurance savings.”
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