On The House Hour
How COVID-19 May Affect Your Insurance Policies
Clay Jansen of Phocus Insurance Services enlightens homeowners how Covid-19 could affect your insurance beyond your homeowners policy.
Changes and challenges in insurance. Reduced rates and rebates in auto insurance because more people working from home.
Why renters insurance should be considered for children who moved back home to protect their personal belongings. Special valuable items like antiques might requre a rider. Working from home with company property may require a business property rider.
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Discussion of something most don’t think about before the remodeling project starts. Contact your insurance company for some very specific guidelines.
If you didn’t add the increased value of the new remodel, they can reduce the value of a future claim. Clay explains how that works.
Explaination of Course Of Construction Insurance. Provides insurance during the course of construction against damage or loss. New builds, additions and remodeling.
Homeowners that are remodeling should know its more that construction materials. Expensive appliance packages could be damaged or stolen.
Deal with a contractor that has Course Of Construction coverage. Then see if that coverage is available for your homeowners insurance. If so, you must have a licensed bonded insured contractor and 40% or more of your home is under remodel. Clay explains how it works.
Discussion of replacement cost. If the dwelling is a total loss, what does the insurance company allow as a reconstruction cost. Clay goes over working with insurance for details on your current home construction to determine how much coverage you need and the average cost per square foot to rebuild.
Home styles are different that can require insurance companies who specialize in higher end rebuilding costs.
On The House Hour
How COVID-19 May Affect Your Insurance Policies