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When should you review your home insurance?

Home insurance is something that needs to change as you and your home change. It needs to be reviewed to make sure that it is meeting your current needs. At Mitten Heritage Fraternal Society of Insurance in Berville, MI we have been providing personalized service to our customers since 2012.  

When your policy is renewed

Most home insurance policies are reviewed yearly. When you get your policy, whether it is a paper copy or a digital copy, you should read the Declaration Page. This gives you all the details of your coverage. You will see the amount of property coverage you have, coverage for additional structures, content coverage, and liability coverage. Any additional coverage and discounts you are eligible for will also be listed. You should study it diligently to determine if it makes sense to you. 

When you make major renovations

If you have increased the square footage of your home with an addition or by finishing your basement or attic, it can increase the value of your home. If you do bathroom and kitchen upgrades, this can also increase the value of your home. Be sure to let your insurance agent know if any of these things apply to you. 

When your need for liability coverage increases

If you have added a pool to your home or gotten a trampoline for your children, your liability has increased. If you have added a dog to your home, this also increases your liability. 

When you install safety equipment

If you have added a home security system to your home this can make you eligible for a discount. This also applies to other safety equipment like smoke detectors. 

We Are Here To Help

Contact Mitten Heritage Fraternal Society of Insurance in Berville, MI when you need an independent insurance agency to help you with your home insurance needs. 

Making sure your home is properly covered for a disaster

How to avoid being underinsured

For many people, their home is their greatest asset, so it is crucial to avoid being underinsured. To properly insure your home, it is important to ask your insurance professional four key questions.

1. Do I have enough insurance to rebuild my home?

Your policy needs to cover the cost of rebuilding your home at current construction costs. Unfortunately, some homeowners simply purchase enough insurance protection to satisfy their mortgage lender. Others confuse the real estate value of their home with what it would cost to rebuild it.

2. Do I have enough insurance to replace all of my possessions?

Most homeowners insurance policies provide coverage for your personal possessions for approximately 50 percent to 70 percent of the amount of insurance you have on the structure of your home. If you have $100,000 worth of coverage on the structure of your home, you would be covered for $50,000 to $70,000 worth of the contents of your home, depending on the policy.

The best way to determine if this is enough coverage is to conduct a home inventory, which details everything you own and the estimated cost to replace these items if they are stolen or destroyed by a disaster.

3. Do I have enough coverage for additional living expenses?

Coverage for additional living expenses pays the extra costs of temporarily living away from your home if you can’t live in it due to an insured disaster such as a hurricane. It covers hotel bills, restaurant meals, transportation and other living expenses incurred while your home is inaccessible or being rebuilt.

4. Do I have enough insurance to protect my assets?

Although not a key element in disaster planning, it is also important to have adequate liability protection. This covers you against lawsuits for bodily injury or property damage that you or your family members may cause to other people. It also pays for damage caused by pets.

Your answers to these 4 questions will give you a good idea if your home is properly covered.  Don’t wait until it’s too late to know if your home insurance policy will cover your home and its possessions.

Source:  https://www.iii.org/article/making-sure-your-home-properly-covered-disaster

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