Saturday, May 16, 2009

Do You Need Homeowner's Insurance?

By Calvin Wapasa

Homeowners insurance might one of those required items you need to have for your peace of mind and that of your mortgage company but there are many ways you can have all the cover you need but reduce the weekly insurance costs. We would all like to use this insurance premium more constructively thus by saving a few dollars we can put this back into things we need around the house.

A simple way to lower your house holder's insurance premium is to combine it with another insurance plan you have, by and large your auto insurance plan. For example, if your auto insurance company also sells householders insurance, you might get a discount of up to 15 percent off your premium for having both products from them.

You must also not forget to add any new expensive items to your homeowners insurance each year to guarantee continued coverage but some items will also depreciate as well, especially electronic goods. Another overlooked area is that of having too much insurance which happens when people either have insurance cover for things they do not own or where the item is already insured via another policy.

A particularly good way to reduce your insurance premium, although many people do not even think about it, is to increase the limit of your deductible form the minimum (normally 250 dollars) to a more realistic 1,000 bucks which may save anything up to twenty five percent on your monthly payments. You will also find it worthwhile taking some basic steps to secure your house and fit safety items like smoke detectors which will reduce you insurance premium along with panic alarms and shutters to protect against storms for instance.

Individuals who buy new house also benefit more often than not from homeowner's insurance premium reductions because they have homes that are built to higher standards and have additional safety and security measures as standard. Seniors are often awarded discounts on their householders insurance if they are over 55 and retired, or if they've been a client of the same company for a long time. Gated communities, security locks on doors and windows etc. regularly present you with lower payments.

Of course if you have recently quit smoking, you must inform your insurance provider as this will normally provide you with a further discount. The number of fires caused by cigarettes in the United States is over 20,000 per year so you can see why non-smokers can receive preferential rates.

People regularly overpay for homeowners insurance by adding the value of the land that their home resides on so remember that you only need to cover the house itself and your property, not the land. The land is more often not going to survive any problems so does not need to be insured.

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