Homeowner’s insurance is extremely important in protecting your home from damages or other losses. It is essential to have in case of a disaster, robbery, or other instance. However, there may be things in your policy that are not covered that you are unaware of.
In this article, we will discuss what items or events may not be covered under your homeowner’s insurance policy. No home should be without insurance. Therefore, knowing what to look for in your policy can help you get the best possible coverage without any surprises down the line. To get more information on the subject, reach out to so that we can assist you in picking the best insurance coverage.
Everyone wants cheaper insurance for their home that provides the best coverage.
How does an insurance company calculate your homeowner’s insurance rates? What makes one house more expensive to insure than another? The answer may surprise you. Here are some of the things that are used to figure out your homeowner premium.
Did you know that hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30 each year with the busiest time between mid-August and mid-September?
What does that mean for you? It’s time to batten down the hatches! While Georgia has not had a “direct hit” hurricane since the 1800’s, we certainly can get heavy rain, high winds, or tornadoes from the remnants of the Atlantic and Gulf coast storms. That raises an important question:
Here are a few helpful tips so that you and your family will be prepared ahead of time.
Our best advice for pet lovers is to call your insurance agent before buying your next dog. Why? Are you sitting down? Your insurance company might drop you if you select the wrong breed. Seriously. It’s the truth.
This raises a few common questions from our fellow animal lovers:
Let’s go ahead and tackle one of these at a time.
As you might already know, there are several forms of home insurance. Renters insurance is considered HO4 Contents Broad Form Insurance.
The major difference is that a homeowners policy covers structural damage, while renters tenant policy only covers the apartment dwellers contents.
It seems like just yesterday that your child started grade school and here they are now headed off to college university. You have always been there for your child. You have done your best to teach them the difference between right and wrong. You have taught them how to make good choices. You have also done your best to protect them from harm. Now its time to send them off into the world to find their way on the road to adulthood and success.
Tens of thousands that suffered catastrophic consequences from Hurricane Sandy, Andrew, Katrina, and more recently Harvey learned the hard way that the answer is no. Many are surprised to learn that their homeowners and renters policies do not cover flooding.
Ignoring these preventive maintenance tips is the same as just sitting back & watching your homeowners insurance skyrocket! Just as you need to eat healthy, take supplements and exercise regularly to maintain your health, their are certain things we all need to do to maintain our homes. Your home is probably the most expensive thing you’ve bought to date. Depending where you live, it could be anywhere from a hundred thousand to over a million dollars. That is a heck of a lot of money.
Hail storms cause everyone to stick the car in the garage and grab the kids to run inside. Let’s face it, just one short hail storm can cause a lot of damage very quickly. It can tear up your roofing shingles and cost thousands of dollars for the hail damage repairs. If you have suffered from hail damage, then you might be wondering who you should call to fix it. We want to help you to avoid some of the common mistakes homeowners make when selecting a roofing contractor.
If you are a parent and have children, then read closely to what we are about to discuss. Your children are precious to you and they mean everything.
For the past 22 years, I’ve run Steamatic, a company that specializes in “insurance loss,” which is the clean up, rebuilding & remediation that happens after water damage, sewer back up, fires and mold. During that time, I have noticed certain situations that could be prevented by maintenance.
It is importance to first understand how much damage and how quickly the damage will intensify when water enters your home. Here are some things to remember: