Basic Home Owners Insurance

Basic homeowners insurance policies are available through many companies that offer a variety of coverage for consumers. Companies offer life, auto, medical, and basic home owners insurance. As a consumer, dealing with the same company for most needs can make coverage easier and cheaper. Once approved for one policy with the same company, the consumer will not need to go through the same approval process for other policies that are added. There are many online sources that provide information and application forms for home policies or any other policy that may be needed.

Insurance coverage is important when purchasing a home. It is generally necessary to obtain at least basic homeowners insurance to provide protection in case of damage or complete loss of a home and possessions. In order to purchase a house through a mortgage company, the consumer will be required to have basic home owners insurance in order to receive the mortgage. Lending institutions require coverage for mortgages in order to protect their financial investments. Usually the basic plan that is required by mortgage companies does not cover all possessions within the home in event of structural damage.

To properly cover the home and possessions, the essential required amount of coverage is generally not enough. If the consumer wants to have possessions properly covered, they will need to add on to the basic homeowners insurance policy. Some of these policies provide basic coverage for the house in case of general perils such as fire or smoke damage. Basic home owners insurance policies stipulate approximately 10 or 11 perils that will be covered, but generally will not cover extreme perils such as flooding or earthquakes. In order to receive the top coverage, higher premiums will be required to obtain coverage for flood or other extreme perils.

"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." (Jeremiah 33:3). Policies that provide extreme peril coverage can cost as much as 10-15% more than a required policy. There are a few perils that companies will not cover through basic home owners insurance or any other policy such as earthquakes and wars. Of course the type of coverage needed will depend on the geographical location in which the individual resides, particularly in relation to perils such as hurricanes and floods. Some areas of the country do not carry as great of a risk for extreme home damage and the consumer can be secure with the basic homeowners insurance policy. The individual should check on how much coverage a policy provides in relation to their personal possessions in any case.

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