Tag: homeowners insurance policy

Bed and breakfast insurance can help to keep a dream business safe

Julie Campbell
Bed and Breakfast Insurance - Victorian home

A B&B can be a highly rewarding home business, but ownership comes with very specific risks. Many people dream of opening a B&B and just as important as a perfect location and customer experience is the right bed and breakfast insurance. Many owners begin a B&B as the first business they have ever run and misunderstand the importance of coverage. There is often a far greater focus on trying to keep up with daily tasks, advertising effectively, and bringing in enough money. It’s not uncommon for B&B owners to assume…

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Natural disaster damage sends homeowners insurance rates skyward

Marc
Natural Disaster Damage - Tornado destruction

Insured losses resulting from claims relating to Mother Nature have been climbing sharply. Natural disaster damage has been sending homeowners insurance claims upward and, as a result, it has meant that rates for policies have been rising, too. A new analysis showed that severe storms and other catastrophes are becoming more common. Over the last ten years, natural disaster damage has become more commonplace and more expensive for homeowners and insurers. According to a new analysis, this is causing home insurance rates to head sky high. The analysis was done…

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Home sharing participants need short term rental insurance coverage

G. Turner
Short Term Rental Insurance - Airbnb

Airbnb, VBRO and HomeAway members need special coverage for brief or seasonal rentals. Home sharing has become a popular way to earn extra income from a property, but all too many of those owners fail to obtain short term rental insurance. Regardless of whether a condo, seasonal property or home is rented in its entirety or just a portion, these guests are not typically covered by standard homeowners insurance. That said, this doesn’t mean that there isn’t any coverage at all for these helpful income sources. There are many home…

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Landscape insurance covers homeowners with valuable gardens and trees

Nordstrom
Landscape insurance - Home and Garden

Some homeowners have adequate coverage with their standard policies but others need more. Summer is here and with it are the season’s severe storms and other potential risks that make homeowners look into landscape insurance. Summer comes with a full range of highly destructive perils that can harm expensive landscaping. Summer storms can be far more severe than spring rains. Hot temperatures can bring wild winds, downpours of rain, lightning strikes and damaging hail. If you have a good homeowners insurance policy, you’ll have the coverage you need to cover…

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Jewelry insurance appeals to diamonds and heirlooms

H. Cutner
Jewelry Insurance - Jewelry - Necklaces - Silver - Gold - Pearls

Expensive rings, necklaces, earrings, watches, bracelets and other items need separate coverage. Engagement rings, great-grandmother’s necklace and other expensive items can benefit from jewelry insurance coverage. Their coverage under homeowners or renters policies is very limited. Often, there is inadequate protection offered for the full value of a high-value piece. Renters and homeowners policies offer protection but only up to a certain limit for all pieces. Homeowners and renters insurance policies will usually limit jewelry coverage at around $1,000 to $5,000. However when it comes to more expensive pieces, this…

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