Friday, January 2, 2009

The Significance of Homeowners Insurance and Renters Insurance

By Fred Sykes

Think about your home and all of the things that you love about it, now think about all of the things in the home that you use and cannot do without. What were to happen if there was a fire and all of that went up in smoke? Without insurance you would be lost.

Many people think that this will not happen to me, but it can, and if you are not insured, you will lose what you had. If you are buying a home you are required to have homeowners insurance. If you are renting your home, many landlords require it as they do not want to be responsible for your personal property in the event of a fire, or other disaster.

If you have a collection of Fine Art or Expensive Jewelry, and you do not have the right home insurance policy you could very well lose your whole investment. You may not be able to get what you have lost back, but you can at least get the replacement value so that you can at least gain your investment back. I would also invest in a fire proof safe for things that are of sentimental value as well as worth money.

You want to keep home insurance costs down so here are a few tips to do that: Get an alarm system, smoke alarm, deadbolt locks, updated doors and windows, and motion detection lighting.

Often if you have one insurance company to cover all of your needs such as Auto, Home and Life, you can get a bigger discount. Be sure to shop around. Make sure to get appraisals and keep receipts for all purchases you make so that they can be presented to the insurance company. These should be kept in a fire-proof lock box or safe.

The main thing is to make sure you are insured. It is important, because if some tragedy does strike and you have no insurance, you have lost everything, and if you are buying your home, you will still owe that loan. You will have no money to rebuild, and everything you had in the home will be gone as well. Get the insurance and have peace of mind. - 16732

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