Sample homeowners insurance coverage

Feb 14th, 2016 by admin

Typical Homeowners Insurance Coverage

With your Homeowners coverage, your house and separate structures on the premises (sheds, detached garages, etc.) are covered for almost any type of damage except for a few exclusions listed in your policy.

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Additional Living Expense

If your home is damaged and becomes uninhabitable, you may need to temporarily live somewhere else while your home is being repaired. Your Homeowners policy will pay you for increases in living expenses (housing, food, etc.) you incur while your home is being repaired as a result of a covered loss.

Personal Property

Your policy covers your on-premises personal property (household contents, personal belongings, etc), subject to the policy provisions. Your personal property is also protected anywhere in the world, for example, if your clothes are stolen while on vacation, you’re covered. But there are special policy limits for your jewelry, watches, furs, silverware, firearms, computers and rugs or carpets made outside the U.S. For a complete list, please check with your real estate agent

Typically, your personal property is covered for damages resulting from the following:

Fire of lightning
Windstorm or hail
Explosions
Riots or civil commotion
Falling objects
Aircraft and vehicles
Sudden or accidental smoke damage
Vandalism or malicious mischief
Theft
Sudden and accidental discharge of water or steam from plumbing system or appliances
Building collapses
Personal Liability

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Personal Liability and Medical Payments
Your Farmers Homeowners policy pays for bodily injury to other people, for which you are legally responsible, that result from unintentional acts by you or a qualified family member. The policy also provides coverage for damage to of others, again, if you are legally liable. With some exceptions this coverage applies anywhere in the world. Find out more about liability coverage.

This coverage also pays medical payments for other people injured on your property, regardless of liability, up to certain limits stated on your policy.

Optional Coverage

There are many other optional coverages that are not part of your homeowners policy. They can be added to provide coverage above what your homeowners policy typically provides. Some examples are: