{"id":5233,"date":"2008-09-20T08:36:17","date_gmt":"2008-09-20T13:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/20\/a-look-at-progressive-homeowners-insurance\/"},"modified":"2008-09-20T08:36:17","modified_gmt":"2008-09-20T13:36:17","slug":"a-look-at-progressive-homeowners-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=5233","title":{"rendered":"A Look At Progressive Homeowners Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='italic;' class='uawbyline'>by Gibson Maseko<\/div>\n<p>None of us know what is going to happen tomorrow and generally when something does happen it is usually bad and costly. The potential dangers that a home has to put up do not always come from nature either as your house could be at risk from fire or a local group of youths that like to break in and destroy possessions. Arranging a homeowner&#8217;s insurance policy is a binding contract that means the insurance company must pay out on a valid claim providing all premiums are up to date.<\/p>\n<p>The virtues of house insurance are many; from protecting the exterior or building proper to the likes of possessions to utilitarian products like the freezer or washing machine that might break down. Most policies have a deductible but considering the amount of money that may actually be paid out in the event of a major catastrophe then this amount is normally quite small in comparison.<\/p>\n<p>The Internet has opened up a whole new breed of insurers many of which do not actually have offices but can supply homeowner&#8217;s insurance to cover damage or loss of personal property. It is easy just to visit a number of sites and arrange an online quotation where you can then compare just what each company can provide for the premium they quote.<\/p>\n<p>Comparing insurance quotes, online or off is a good idea as just what the policy actually covers that is more important than the cost. If you have a mortgage then you will probably already have homeowner insurance cover for the building as stipulated by the lender, should repairs be required to the structure of your home.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you want to save money, shop around between the different local insurers to see what offers they have on. You may also consider raising your deductible as the difference in premium cost between a 500 and a 1,000 dollar deductible can be considerable.<\/p>\n<p>You also need to consider covering the replacement cost of your belongings versus covering the actual worth as your old TV may cost 500 dollars to replace, but probably wouldn&#8217;t bring more than 50 dollars at a garage sale. The chances are that this won&#8217;t happen but you need to be aware that a Replacement Value policy is necessary if you want to replace possessions and household products at today&#8217;s prices.<\/p>\n<p>The value of each persons home is not just the building replacement but also the possessions and other important pieces that may have taken years to collect like furniture or works of art for instance. Homeowners insurance is usually a package policy and this means that it protects your property, and it also protects you against liability claims and injury.<\/p>\n<div class='uawresource'>\n<div style='italic;' class='uawabout'>About the Author:<\/div>\n<div class='uawlinks'>You can visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.information-guide-online.net\/How_to_maintain_proper_chlorine_levels_in_a_pool.html\">how to maintain proper chlorine levels in a pool<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.information-guide-online.net\/How_to_maintain_proper_chlorine_levels_in_a_pool.html\">orp chlorine relation<\/a> for more information.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>None of us know what is going to happen tomorrow and generally when something does happen it is usually bad and costly. The potential dangers that a home has to put up do not always come from nature either as your house could be at risk from fire or a local group of youths that like to break in and destroy possessions. Arranging a homeowner&#8217;s insurance policy is a binding contract that means the insurance company must pay out on a valid claim providing all premiums are up to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2084,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[77],"class_list":["post-5233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2084"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}