What is Homeowners Insurance?
Homeowner’s insurance also known as home hazard insurance, and has been around since the late 1950’s. It can cover anything from theft, damages from natural disasters, fires and injuries. A home is after all the most valuable investment a person or family can make. Like a car, a home is also prone to damage and various other mishaps, that can prove to be quite costly. The solution for this is getting homeowners insurance.
Well, that all depends on where the house is located. But on the whole it is always better to have some sort of insurance. If your home is located in an area where natural disasters are virtually non-existent and the neighborhood is very safe, then you may not need homeowners insurance. At the same time there are many different types of homeowner’s insurance policies. Therefore, getting at least basic coverage will be an added peace of mind. After all, nobody can predict when and where disaster will strike.
As mentioned before, there are several different types of homeowner’s insurance policies. Choosing on one will depend on several factors. However, the following is a list of the most used homeowner’s insurance policies. Basic form homeowner policy or HO1: As the name shows this is a basic coverage. It covers fire, vandalism, hail and windstorms, theft, damages from vehicles, volcanic eruption, smoke, broken glass as well as personal liability. However, earthquake related damage and floods will usually not be covered.
HO2 or broad form policy: This one is a more advanced policy of HO1 and will give coverage for specific types of situations. HO3 or Special form policy: HO3 gives coverage for single family homes, and like HO1 gives all types of coverage except earthquake and flood related damage. HO4 Renters insurance policy: This one is given to renters and it is basically a combination of HO2 and HO3 insurance policies. HO5 Premier Policy: HO5 is a similar to HO3 except that it will give more coverage, such as earthquake and flood damage. However, it will give coverage if loss has happened after specifying the exclusion of the cause. At the same time, claim will not be covered with this policy.
HO6 or older house coverage policies: The name says it all, and it is done with older, antique type houses. Obviously the older the house is the more expensive it will be to insure it. Often times an older house will be worth more than the property it is sitting on. HO6 is further divided into building and content insurance. Building insurance will cover garage, sheds plumbing and various fixtures. Content insurance covers any content that needs replacing.
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