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Home > Blog > What are the Different Ways to Insure Your Personal Belongings Under Home Insurance?
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020

What are the Different Ways to Insure Your Personal Belongings Under Home Insurance?

As part of a home insurance policy, you will be able to cover your personal items in case of damage or destruction. Most policies cover your belongings in case of damage due to fire, wind, rain, hail, lightning, smoke, theft, vandalism and more. There are different ways to insure your personal belongings, however, and it is important to choose the right policy for your belongings.a view of a living room with a large window

 

There are two main options when it comes to covering your personal belongings under home insurance: actual cash value and replacement cost value. 

 

Actual Cash Value vs Replacement Cost Value 

Both of these policies cover your belongings from the same dangers, but the way compensation is calculated is different. For an actual cash value policy, depreciation is taken into account when the insurer’s claims adjuster is investigating the claim. This means that as the value of your items goes down over time, or depreciates, so does the amount of compensation you can receive in a claim. For example, say you purchase a $2,000 watch and insure it under home insurance. Over the years, its value depreciates. By the time the watch is stolen, it was only work $500. When you file a claim at this time, you will receive closer to $500 in compensation for the watch despite what its original value was due to depreciation. 

 

On the other hand, a replacement cost value policy does not account for depreciation. Instead, a replacement cost value policy provides compensation so that you may replace it with an item of similar or identical value. This type of policy is generally more expensive, but it is also more likely to allow you to replace your belongings in total after an incident. 

 

Which Policy is Best? 

The type of policy that is best depends on you and your belongings. Keep in mind that there are certain limitations under both policies, as well. Most home insurance policies do not cover damage or loss caused by floods or earthquakes. There is also limited coverage for expensive items such as jewelry, furs, art and electronics. If you have expensive items such as these, you may need additional policy floaters. Policy floaters allow you to fill in the gaps on your personal belongings coverage and insure your high value items more effectively. 

 

Consider your budget and speak with an insurance agent to discover what type of policy is best for you. 

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