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1. need for property insurance to cover their residence
why did homeowners insurance evolve?
(2 main reasons) 2.personal liability protection to cover the insured's legal responsibility for bodily
injury or property damage to others.
Property Damages; max possible loss that a homeowner can suffer under
Section 1 of coverage
section 1 of the policy is generally the value of their real and personal
property.
example of a broader property loss by theft
protection that a homeowners policy
includes coverage for that a dwelling fire
policy does NOT cover
Home Owners Eligibility relies mainly on must be owner occupied
1-mobile home
Types of property not eligible for 2- trailer homes
homeowners coverage 3- house trailers or any type of trailer
4- farms
Section 2 of a homeowners policy Personal liability protection and medical payments to others
provides:
Coverage E - protects an insured if a legal suit is brought against them as a
result of legal responsibility for BI(bodily injury) or PD(property damage) to
others.
the initial coverage limit is $100,000 but can be increased.
Personal Liability Coverage
This coverage protects an insured if another person is injured ON or OFF any
insured location, or in other words provides an insured with premises liability.
Supplementary payments for legal defense costs are also provided. An insured is
covered by Coverage E whether or not the suit is groundless.
-Necessary medical expenses incurred within three years of an accident causing
bodily injury to others.
Coverage F in a Homeowners policy -$1000 per person limit that may be increased if desired
covers: -reasonable costs incurred for bodily injury that requires: medical,
surgical, nursing, x-rays, ambulance charges, prosthetic devices, and
funeral costs
-counseling and other non-medical expenses are not covered
-one to four family (owner occupied) dwelling
Other home owner eligibility -can be under construction, may be a seasonal dwelling (continuous for 3 months)
requirements include: -co-owners of a duplex, life estate arrangements
-tenants renting premises for dwelling purposes
Section II includes these additional coverages:
-Supplementary claim expense
Additional Coverages (Homeowners
-first aid expenses
Policy)
-loss assessment
-damage to the property of others
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AKA supplementary claim payments, this coverage states that an insurer will pay,
in addition to the limits of liability provided by the policy (i.e. $100,000), all
expenses incurred in the defense of any legal suit (even if groundless) plus any
other legitimate and applicable legal expenses.
Legal expenses provided are unlimited and will be paid until a settlement is
Supplementary Claim Expense (HO)
reached. Therefore, it is conceivable to pay 500K of legal expenses when paying
a 100K bodily injury claim.
Also, an insured is eligible to be paid up to $250 per day for loss of earnings as a
result of being required to attend a hearing or other court proceeding connected
to the law suit against them.
-The named insured on the Dec. page,
-any family or relatives (resident to the household),
Who is considered an insured under an
-any person under the age of 21 who is in the care of an insured,
HO policy?
-any person who has temporary possession of an insured's animal or watercraft
-students enrolled in school full-time under the age of 24
The insurer will pay, in addition to the policy's limits, expenses incurred for first aid
First Aid Expenses (HO) performed by the insured or anyone else related to a bodily injury to others
covered by the policy.
insurer will pay up to $1,000 for any assessment against an insured by a
Loss Assessment (HO) condominium or coop association due to an injury or property damage to
another. This limit can be increased for more premium.
Provides additional insurance up to $1,000 if the insured is responsible for the
damage to the property of others.
Damage to the property of others (HO) Does not pay for intentional injury or damage to the property of others.
However, damage to the property of others will be covered if it is caused
intentionally by an insured who is under age 13!!
1-residence premises
2- vacant land other than farmland owned by the
insured 3-individual or family burial / cemetery plots
4- any premises acquired by the insured during the policy period if used for non
What is considered an insured location?
business purposes
(HO Personal Liability)
5- any part of a premises not owned by any insured where any insured
is temporarily residing (hotel rooms)
6- any premises temporarily rented and not used for business (hotel ballroom
for a wedding reception)
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