Not Living At Home? You May Need Vacant Home Insurance

You May Need Vacant Home Insurance

You may need vacant home insuranceI didn’t realize that my wife and I may need vacant home insurance after deciding to become landlords until a family member mentioned it. You are at risk of violating your homeowner’s insurance policy if you move out, no one is living in your home, and you do not have the right insurance coverage.

You run the risk of having a claim denied because you did not keep your insurance company informed of changes to your situation.

What Is Vacant Home Insurance?

Vacant home insurance is just what it sounds like. When you move out of your home and it has been vacant for over 30 days in most cases (60 days with some insurers), you need to have a different type of homeowner’s insurance policy protecting your structure.

Vacant homes are often the target of vandals, thieves, and other criminals. And, vacant homes are also subject to burst pipes, flooding, and possibly fire without you realizing it because you are not there to check on your property.

Vacant home insurance is often a higher cost than your typical homeowner’s insurance that you have been paying while actually living in the home. Do not make the mistake of not informing your insurance company of the change.

Doing so can be grounds for denying a claim if you have to file one. Or, you could even face a cancelation of your homeowner’s insurance policy.

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Counting The Cost Of Uninsured Drivers

There is a cost of uninsured driversThere’s no denying it: car insurance is pricey, and the cost goes up year on year. Add to that the impact of the global economy, and some decide that they’ll simply drive around without car insurance and save themselves $1,000 or more. They figure that it’s a victimless crime, but they would be wrong. We are picking up the cost of their negligence.

There is a cost of uninsured drivers in America. The cost of uninsured drivers raises others insurance premiums.

Worse For All Of Us

In 2007, uninsured drivers cost the rest of us over $10 billion, and 13.8 per cent of Americans are estimated to be uninsured. This sparks off a vicious cycle of repetition – as insurance premiums go up, more people will decide to drive without insurance, which will push

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How to Spot and Prevent Medical Identity Theft

Medical Negligence Claims

It can happen out of the blue. You get a bill for health services that you never obtained, or maybe you file an insurance claim and your insurer tells you that you have reached your benefit limit. Identity theft can also be found in the medical and healthcare sectors. It is not just limited to your financial data. In this case, identity thieves confiscate people’s health insurance and personal details so they can obtain certain types of treatment, procure prescription drugs and receive medical care. How to Spot Medical Identity Theft Unfortunately, there are even people working in the medical field that are using patients’ information in order to submit bogus claims to insurance firms. Not only can your budget … Read more

A Vanishing Deductible For Car Insurance May Cost You More

You may have seen all of the advertisements on television for a vanishing car insurance deductible. But, you may not know exactly how it works or if it is even worth your time and energy to investigate adding it to your car insurance policy. You know doubt have car insurance questions and probably want to know how a vanishing deductible work. What Is A Car Insurance Deductible? Most people who own a car and pay their own car insurance to understand what a deductible is. The deductible for your car insurance is the amount of money that you pay out of pocket should you need to file a claim and you are at fault. For example, if you caused an … Read more

Does Bad Credit Affect Car Insurance Premiums?

Does Bad Credit Affect Car Insurance Premiums?

For years car insurance companies have used your credit history in order to help them determine the likelihood that you will file a claim on your car insurance. According to studies like the one conducted by the industry group, the Insurance Information Institute, drivers with low credit scores tend to file 40% more insurance claims with their car insurance companies. It is estimated that those with poor credit scores can find themselves paying anywhere between 20% and 50% more for insurance than someone with better credit. How Much Does Bad Credit Affect Car Insurance? No one knows for sure how bad credit affects car insurance premiums for individuals. That is because car insurance companies keep it a secret. While most experts … Read more

The Fine Line Between Too Much Insurance and Not Enough

You need to protect yourself with umbrella insurance.

A few weeks ago I wrote a guest post on one of the biggest personal finance blogs around, Free Money Finance, about the ten insurance policies that everyone should own. There is a fine line with having too much insurance. I took some heat in the comment section of the post from people who said that the ten different types of policies I listed would leave me insurance poor. Maybe they would do that, but maybe they wouldn’t. How many policies are too many? How Many Policies Do You Need? Do you need ten different insurance policies? Maybe you do need them, and maybe you don’t need that many. One commenter actually listed a few policies that you should have that … Read more