Affordable Home Insurance – A Need To Re-Examine
Filed Under (Home Insurance) by admin on 26-09-2009
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A disturbing bit of information from the American Insurance Agents Association saying that about u of home owners do not have adequate home insurance coverage is a sure source of concern. Do people know what it means to be fully covered? In fact let me ask you. Do you know what it means to be fully covered? Is your home fully covered?
Let’s really look at what it means to have your home fully covered.
Insuring your home usually has to do with its value. The idea of insurance is that should there be any disaster, the insurer bares the cost of replacing the insured item. The insurer gets the value of the item to be insured from you and with this information, they calculate an amount called premium to be paid at a regular agreed upon interval. Monthly or yearly as the case may be.
If the insured home were to get damaged within the terms stipulated, the insurer is bound to pay the value as stated and with which your premium was calculated.
So the question every home owner should ask is this. Can I correctly value my house?
A few points you need to know in valuing your home is that in most cases, real estate increases in value. This means that if you correctly value your home today, that value would be in accurate in the future. What this simply means is that to have your home and the possessions inside fully covered. You have to constantly update its value to reflect current market realities.
The lesson in summary is this, your home could be fully insured today but not tomorrow unless you take steps to update its value.
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How much do you pay for your home insurance?There are so many types of home insurance that I'm confused. Could you roughly estimate how much you should pay if you have a house in Dartford, 3 bedrooms, semi-detached in a good area? The house is in very good conditions according to the survey.
I totally agree. You should submit the idea to a film studio. This commercial would make a great movie.
Buyer beware! Traveler’s lies.
You used the words paid, pay, money, spend, and they are all correct. It is all about the money, yours specifically, and how much of it the insurance industry can get (steal).
You may have the HO-5 policy which is a good policy if you live in an area where the temperature drops way below freezing. It covers things like frozen pipes and damage from weight of snow or ice. The basic policy, HO-1, is for people who live in warmer climates. It's the best value in a policy if minimum premiums are your goal. So get out your homeowner's policy so that you can check coverages and make any possible changes.
Also, see what your deductible is. You can save money by raising your deductible to $500 or $1000. But be sure you check with your morgage company for the minimum required coverages.
Check to see if you have replacement value coverage, not market value coverage. Replacement value coverage will pay whatever it cost to replace your home. Make sure your fire insurance is also replacement value coverage. You can also ask for an appreciation clause in your policy that will automatically raise your coverage limits each year for inflation.
And, check your policy for gimmick insurance that may be attached to your policy. Examples are:
Credit Life Insurance
Credit Disability Insurance
Morgage Life Insurance
Automobile Service Contracts
Extended Waranties on Appliances and Electronics
Chargegard
And finally, check all options to your homeowners's policy. None of these are a good value.
1)Removal of debris
2)Damaged-property removal
3)Fire department surcharges
4)Temporary repairs to prevent further damage to property
5)Trees, shrubs, and plants – since windstorms are excluded, this insurance is of little value
6)Stolen credit cards
whoever owns the house
duh
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Best Wishes,
This is such a great ad. Funny, uplifting, and very touching. What a charming man!!!.
You need to change or they will not pay if you have a claim. Holes are not covered, neither is most tenant damage. But, you still need fire damage, weather, etc etc.
Also, if you are going to allow animals check your policy, they are not likely to cover your property if you allow any dangerous animals.
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"Homeowners insurance" covers the owners dwelling [house/garage] and contents [owners personal property on the premises]. "Owner" [landlord if he is the owner] takes out this policy and is responsible for the premiums. If building is leased or rented out, it does NOT cover tenants personal property, such as furniture, electronics, etc, or even tools borrowed from a neighbor.
"Renters insurance" covers the tenants personal property only. They take out this policy and pay the premiums.
Home owners policies cover every circumstance EXCEPT what is listed in writing, or "exemptions". These are normally: floods [obtain this through FEMA], home businesses losses [such as a fire in a residential garage being used as auto repair business], or anything else that is listed in writing. If your house up in Alaska gets stampeded by purple elephants, and it is NOT listed as an exclusion, it WILL be covered.
Wow, that commercial is great. If you can paint Travelers as a compassionate caring company that realizes customers are it’s life blood, do you think you can give me a PR makeover, I’m very misunderstood. I’m really a nice guy if you give me a chance. Thanks, Hanibal Lechter….(.p.s. Fava beans anyone??)
Why not just go to an online site that will give you bids from multiple agencies. It's quick and you're not at any risk, and it will give you a ballpark figure to work with and decide what is right for you.
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True, but it depends on the exact type of business.
I'd think, with no foot traffic, and no business property exposure except a laptop, and no manufacturing going on, most homeowners carriers won't have a problem – If you carry business liability insurance.
Even if you don't want to carry insurance for the business, you'll still likely be able to find an insurer willing to cover the homeowners part (none will cover the business part), you'll just have to look a little harder. Use an independent agent, and they'll be able to take care of you.
yeah this is a wicked sick commercial except the old guys tone and appearance is kind of creepy
You switched your insurance company because of a cute commercial?? No one’s that naive
I think you should go to the local building department (city or county) and apply for as built permits for these unpermitted structures. Although costly, it's better than Code Enforcement coming by, realizing that those additions/properties are unpermitted and going to court, seeking an injunction to have you (1) obtain as-built permits or (2) having them torn down.
It is more expensive to have Code Enforcement come in and seek relief from the courts (assuming you don't comply and apply for as built permits) because you may have to pay their attorneys' fees when they win.
I believe you apply for as built permits from the Building Department in the city. Make sure you're in the incorporated portion of the city, otherwise you'll have to go to the County Building Department.
Also, if the bank didn't know that these additions were unpermitted, you wouldn't have an recourse. Most foreclosures are sold as is and requires buyer's diligence. A title insurance policy may or may not disclose unpermitted additions (depends on the wording of the policy). As I recall, a title insurance policy only guarantees that you have marketable title to the property.
Travellers is the only insurance company that I have ever dealt with that went out of its way to cheat me. Caveat emptor
“we could swim across”
“SWIMMING?!?!”
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Insurance companies are wary of lapses in any kind of insurance policies. In your case it just happened to be home insurance.
The single most feared factor in the insurance business is not hurricanes, not bush-fires, not wars, not meteor strikes but what's known as 'moral hazard'. Moral hazard is, in simple terms, lack of inhibition in preferring a claim under less than above-the-board circumstances.
For example, if your camera is insured for home use only, you cannot make a claim if the insured camera suffers damage during a jungle safari. Most of us, being honest persons, would not even want to claim under such circs. However, since, as a rule it takes all kinds to make this world, there exist individuals who would make a claim as if the damage occurred at home. Such individuals are considered to be 'moral hazards'.
Coming back to your original question, insurance companies know from empirical evidence that the incidence of moral hazard is greater – much greater – in those cases where there's a break iin coverage. It's likely that the insured is trying to renew the policy after a loss has occurred.
You need to provide evidence to the insurance company that you did not intend to let the policy lapse. That it lapsed, is a fortuitous happenning (please note the wording – underwriters love such language) and not a deliberate omission. 'I do not want to be penalised for something over which I had no control' is the line you need to take. You could strike lucky with this line.
It’s brrroken.