New standards with the Insurance Services Offices (ISO) are requiring more information on available water supply, indirectly causing homeowner’s insurance hikes for many Georgians, including some in Bulloch County.
According to Statesboro Fire Chief Tim Grams, ISO standards have become more strict, demanding more specific information regarding water availability for homeowners.
Residents relying on privately-owned water systems that might not have met water availability and data requirements may have seen a change raising their ISO ratings, therefore leading to an increase in insurance costs, he said.
In the past, many privately owned water systems have not supplied “test records for flow data for water availability,” which were not required before.
However, those are requried now, since ISO is “asking more questions” about water supply, he said.