Understand Your Insurance Cover

Jul 25
08:41

2016

JasonLGodwin

JasonLGodwin

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Buying your dream home is a big decision that entails all or almost most of your finances and depends on several factors, such as cost and location of the house, and so on. Remember, the cost of the home varies from one location to another, and so does the cost of the home owners insurance cover. Whatever it costs, it is always wise to invest in a good insurance cover that completely protects you home, both the structure and the contents. Therefore, it is necessary to cover your home with an insurance policy.

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However,Understand Your Insurance Cover Articles do you actually know if you are paying excess amount as part of your insurance premium. Most people are not aware of this, however this is a reality and many of us usually make some simple mistakes, which if avoided can save us money. Let's look at a couple of these:

Most insures tend to provide an excess insurance cover for their house. Remember your insurance cover is not directly proportional to the cost of your property. For example, if you bought a property for $200,000, you don't necessarily require an insurance cover for the same amount too. This is because your buy amount includes the cost of the land on which the house was constructed. Even in case of damage to the house, the land on which it was constructed stands as is and therefore there is no need to take a cover for the same. Remember the thumb rule: take an insurance policy which covers the amount of rebuilding the structure of the house and replacing the contents therein. In other words, you will never need buying the land again and therefore there is no need to get insured against the same.

Therefore, don't forget to calculate the cost replacement estimates of your property with the help of an insurance agent. This will help you ensure your home for the correct amount only.

It is equally important to review your policy from time to time, mostly on yearly basis. Remember, the amount of home owners insurance policy cover is directly proportional to the cost of the building material and the market price of your property. The greater are the two latter factors, the more is the home owner's insurance policy you require and vice versa. Therefore, if the property and home prices in your area have been lowered in the given time frame, you may be unnecessarily paying a higher insurance premium and therefore need to review this cost from time to time. On the other hand, if the cost of building material has substantially risen overtime or the cost of houses in the area have gone up, your insurance cover may be insufficient to rebuild your home in case of a damage.

When purchasing an insurance policy, remember to research it properly. This is one of the common mistakes made by people. They get easily allured by the insurance agents hyped up claims or in their haste purchase whatever comes to their notice first. Therefore, just like any other product you purchase, it is very important to carry out a comparison chart of different insurance quotes and select the one that provides you with total cover at the minimum possible rate.