What's Renters Insurance - What You Should Know
What's Renters Insurance?
Renters insurance covers damage or loss to your personal property caused by fire, lightning, explosions, storms, theft, vandalism, and water damage from plumbing. It also protects you in case someone injures themselves in your residence and sues you.
How much renters insurance to I need?
There are four basic types of coverage to consider when purchasing renters insurance:
1. Personal Property Coverage - This covers your personal property such as clothing, furniture, electronic equipment, bicycles, etc. Most policies limit this coverage to a set amount, so if you own expensive items like jewelery, artwork, or collections, you should purchase optional coverage known as a "rider" to cover those items.
2. Liability Coverage - This protects you and your family against claims made by another person for personal injury and property damage. If you don't have a lot of assets you can carry the minimum amount of liability coverage, but if you do have a lot of assets you should increase this coverage, or get an umbrella policy to cover them.
3. Additional Living Expenses Coverage - This pays you to live somewhere else if your residence becomes too damaged to live in. Most insurers cover you for 30% to 50% of the value of your policy, so if you have a $100,000 policy you'll be paid up to $30,00 to $50,000 for your additional living expenses.
4. Flood and Hurricane Coverage - Most renters policies do not cover you in case of flood or hurricanes, so if you live in a flood-prone or hurricane-prone area, consider purchasing this coverage.
Where can I get the best insurance rates?
The best way to get the best renters insurance rates is to comparison shop, and the easiest and fastest way to do that is to get quotes from an insurance comparison website.
It only takes a few minutes to get quotes from a number of companies so you can choose the cheapest quote. The better sites even have a chat feature where you can talk with an insurance expert online and get answers to any questions you may have. (See link below)
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The author, Brian Stevens, is a former insurance agent and financial consultant who has written a number of articles on renters insurance.
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