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Friday, April 29, 2011

Important Things You Should Know about Renters Insurance

Renters insurance is a type of insurance policy to protect the rental items, like rented home, rented furniture and many other things. Renter insurance is a contract between an individual and the insurance company, in which an individual pays some amount of money to the insurance company at regular intervals of time, in exchange to receive the benefits for the rental items. Here the insurance company covers the losses which occur for the rented home or rental items, like computer, air coolers, and music systems.

There are few things you should know about renter insurance


1. It covers the third party liability

This insurance is helpful in cases such as, you get car from your friend to use it for few days. One of your relatives come to visit you and unexpectedly he/she did some damage to your friend's car. In such cases, if you have a renter insurance, the repairing costs will be beared by the insurance company.

2. Renter's insurance pays for the new place to live, when your place becomes unavailable

If your rented home is damaged due to fire or earthquake. And your home owner is unavailable to help in that position, in such cases, the renter insurance provides the pay to live you at a new place for one year.

3. Check how much of renter insurance is affordable to you

While choosing the renter insurance, once check how much insurance you require for your rental things. By choosing low coverage amount and high deductibles you can get generally great saving.

4. Know your renter insurance options

There are different options. Some insurance covers your personal property. Some insurance covers only third party liability. Some are combination of these two.

5. Know the limitations of your renters insurance before signing it

Many insurance policies limit the amount of money that you can get for the replacement or high loss, such as jewelry, fine art, and computer. Make sure that you read this part of your policy before signing it.

6. Know your home inventory worth before choosing renter insurance

It is important for you to know your furniture, inventory actual worth. It is better for you to take a photograph of your home inventory and mark the photo with the value of the item. This allows you to see exactly how much coverage you need, when you get loss.

Due to all the above benefits, it is very much essential for one to have rental insurance.

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