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A standard homeowners insurance policy lists the following 16 events as named policy perils: Fire or lightning. Vandalism or malicious mischief. Theft. Riots. Smoke and ash. Volcanic eruptions ...
An HO-2 policy is a type of homeowners insurance that only covers damages caused by perils specifically named in your policy. An HO-2 typically covers 16 named perils, including damage from fire ...
Multiple-peril insurance coverage is a kind of insurance that bundles together multiple coverages that typically would be needed with each other. Typically the package may include coverage for business crime, business automobile, boiler and machinery, marine, or farm. [ 1 ]
An 18th-century fire insurance contract. Property insurance can be traced to the Great Fire of London, which in 1666 devoured more than 13,000 houses.The devastating effects of the fire converted the development of insurance "from a matter of convenience into one of urgency, a change of opinion reflected in Sir Christopher Wren's inclusion of a site for 'the Insurance Office' in his new plan ...
Together with an open peril, a.k.a. "special form" policy, these two groupings of named perils allow the insurer to offer a choice among three types of policy, with three levels of coverage, which can be priced in a fair and accurate manner and appeal to a variety of resident homeowners as well as owners of apartment buildings and condominium ...
Personal property coverage: This coverage makes up a large portion of your homeowners insurance and is designed to replace your home’s contents after a covered peril, including clothing ...
Extended coverage is a term used in the property insurance business. All insurance policies have exclusions for specific causes of loss (also called "perils") that are not covered by the insurance company. An extended coverage endorsement (EC) was a common extension of property insurance beyond coverage for fire and lightning.
While your landlord likely insures the physical structure of the building you live in, an HO-4 policy provides coverage for your personal possessions if they were to be damaged by a covered peril.