Home insurance policies are available in many forms. No matter what kind and level of risks there are to your home, there is a policy that will work for you. Policies come in two main types home renter, and homeowner. While the home renters insurance offers the renter adequate cover for his personal possessions, the homeowners insurance offers protection to both possessions and the home itself.
Home renters insurance offers basic property coverage and protects your personal liability similar to the way a homeowners insurance policy does. Most home renters insurance policies offer additional living expenses if you are forced to evacuate the residence for some reason such as a fire.
Home renters insurance is very affordable because the renter does not need to insure the entire building or structure, but just their unit. The value of the renter's property to be insured and the risks involved are taken into account and the best combination of coverage and cost is offered. A home renters insurance policy protects against theft, damage from such acts of nature as: fire, lightning, windstorm, hail, explosion, smoke, vandalism, and leaks. However, there are certain financial limits to this, which may vary from state to state, and from one insurance company to another.
Note that all insurance policies have certain exclusions and property appreciates pretty frequently. It's best to know and understand the fine print before you take the leap.
As far as homeowner's insurance policies are concerned, there are several forms which detail the perils covered and excluded. The specifics of these policies are mentioned below:
• HO-2 & HO-4 The Broad Form: These policies list all covered perils but the policy does not pay for any unlisted or excluded peril.
• HO-3 The Special Form: The HO-3 is the most common homeowner's insurance policy but rather than list the covered perils, it mentions the perils it does not cover. It will pay when the structural damage is caused by any peril that is not on the list of exclusions. All coverage for contents (personal property) in HO-3 is the same as in the HO-2.
• HO-5 Comprehensive Form: The HO-5 covers most types of damage except earthquakes, wars and floods.
• HO-8 Market Value: The market value of the property is used to evaluate the insured amount of the structure under the HO-8 policy. For example, imagine that your house damaged due to fire. In this case the compensation that you will get will be more than its cost prior to the fire accident.
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