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How to Get Cheap House Insurance Rates Online |
Looking for cheap house insurance rates online? Here's how to get the best rates with a top company.
House Insurance
House insurance consists of four distinct areas of coverage. They are ...
1. Property coverage - pays to repair or rebuild your house if it's been damaged by vandals, fire, burst water pipes, or storms and other acts of nature. Standard coverage does not pay for damages caused by hurricanes, floods, or earthquakes, so if you want to cover these disasters you'll need to buy additional insurance.
2. Liability coverage - pays for another person's medical bills and property damage repairs when you're found to be at fault. This coverage also covers damages done by your family members living in your home.
3. Personal property coverage - pays to replace any personal possessions - clothing, furniture, appliances, electronics, tools, sports equipment, etc. - if they're damaged by vandals, fire, burst water pipes, or storms and other acts of nature. Standard policies do not cover expensive items like jewelry, furs, or silver, so you may need additional insurance for these items.
4. Loss of use coverage - pays your hotel, motel, and restaurant bills if you have to move out of your home while it's being repaired because of vandalism, fire, burst water pipes, or storms and other acts of nature.
Cheap House Insurance Rates Online
The first thing you need to do in order to get a cheap house insurance online is to comparison shop. You can spend half a day going from one single-company website to the next in order to get rates, or you can spend a few minutes at an insurance comparison website to get rates from a number of insurance companies.
At an insurance comparison site the process is simple. You fill out a short questionnaire with information about your house and the amount of insurance you want, then you wait for your quotes.
If you have any questions, the better insurance comparison sites let you talk with an insurance expert who can help you. They also offer an "Articles" section where you can get money-saving tips. (See link below.)
To save even more on your insurance make sure to get the highest deductible you can afford. Raising your homeowners deductible from $250 to $1,000 can save you up to 25% on your premium. Installing security and safety devices like deadbolts, burglar alarms, window locks, and smoke detectors can also save you money. Purchasing a monitored home security system can save you up to 20% on your insurance.
Last, but not least, ask your insurer about all the discounts that are available to you and take advantage of them all.
Visit http://www.LowerRateQuotes.com/homeowners-insurance.html or click on the following link to get cheap house insurance rates online from top-rated companies and see how much you can save. You can get more insurance tips in their Articles section.
About the Author
The author, Brian Stevens, is a former insurance agent and financial consultant who has written a number of articles on finding cheap house insurance rates online.
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| [By Kimber Fulcher] [08/Aug/07] |
