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New York Homeowners Insurance
There are three things you need to consider when choosing homeowners insurance in New York – the coverage, the cost, and the company.
Homeowners Insurance Coverage
You want enough home owners insurance to rebuild all or part of your home if it’s damaged by a fire, vandalism, or natural disasters such as hail or snow damage. You also want enough coverage to replace your personal possessions like furniture, clothing, and electronics – if they’re damaged or stolen.
New York home owners insurance does not cover flood or earthquake damage. If you want these coverages, you’ll need to purchase them separately. And, depending on where you live in New York, you may also need to purchase coverage for wind damage.
Homeowners Insurance Cost
1. Consolidate Your Insurance – Most insurance companies will give you a discount of up to 30% if you insure both your home and your car with them. You also get the added benefit of having only one agent to deal.
2. Add Safety and Security Devices – Insurance companies will give you a good-sized discount if you install dead bolt locks, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, burglar alarms, sprinklers systems, and fire alarms. Doing this will not only give you added protection, it will also give you peace of mind.
3. Raise Your Deductible – The deductible is the amount you pay toward a claim before your insurance company pays. The higher your deductible, the lower your premium will be.
Deductibles vary anywhere from $100-$5000 or more. Most homeowners carry a $500 deductible. Raising your deductible to $1000 can get you up to 20% savings on your yearly premium. A few claim-free years and you’ve made up the difference.
4. Shop Around – Because homeowners insurance rates can vary by $1,000 or more between companies, you can get the biggest savings on your New York homeowners insurance by comparison shopping.
All you have to do is go to an insurance comparison website and spend a few minutes filling out a simple form. You’ll get quotes from a number of different companies and you can then choose the best one.
The best of these sites even offer an online chat feature so you can get answers to any insurance question you may have from an insurance professional. (See link below.)
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Will home-owner's insurance cover a dog attack?My friend owns a house. His friend, who lives with him and pays rent, owns a pit bull who also lives at the house. Today, the pit bull got out of the back gate and attacked a passerby and another dog. How does this work? Could my friend, who owns the house, get sued? If so, would his home-owners insurance cover anything? Is the roommate, who technically owns the dog, at all responsible?
For home insurance the best way to get a great quote is do a policy comparison on home policies. Make certain that you compare similar options with the same deductibles, home type, location, etc so that all things are a good comparison.
What I always recommend is an online comparison quote at
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since they have top name home insurers and can give several quotes on home insurance polices.
Home insurance covers lots of different things. I'm not sure about Oklahoma laws and regulations, so I suggest you contact a nearby homeowners insurance agent. Or this site may help you to compare many home insurance companies at once
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Hope this help,
Honey, likely your problem isn't your credit, it's your location.
NO ONE is writing new policies in Florida right now. You'll have to go to an independent agent, and end up with Citizens – they are the ONLY game in town. Florida windstorm for the wind, NFIP for the flood, Citizens for the rest.
There isn't ANY competition in Florida – you could have an 800 credit score, and it wouldn't change anything.
Your original company isn't the ONLY one leaving Florida – the very few companies that aren't flat out leaving FL, flat out aren't writing ANY new policies.
Yes, it's going to cost you an arm and a leg. Yes, you'll have to pay your annual premium up front. Yes, it's going to be like this for the next few YEARS, at least. And yes, the prices for Citizens, Flood, and Wind are going to skyrocket over the next few years, because Citizens is VASTLY underfunded ($80B in funding, including lines of credit, $400B in insured properties – if they were a REAL company, any state would put them in receivership for not being financially solvent).
Meanwhile take the next few years and knock yourself out to get the credit situation fixed – because if/when the insurance situation gets repaired in FL, THEN you're credit score will be an issue.
But to answer your direct question, yes, in ANY state except California, an insurance company can refuse to write your homeowners policy due to low credit score.
Negligence on the part of the homeowner does not invalidate your coverage. Many property losses are caused by the owners negligence (i.e. unattended candles, forgetting a pot is on the cooktop range, wood burning stove is not installed properly or forgetting to turn off the tub faucet) but insurance pays the claim.
By the way you did not have a "flood". The above poster is correct that flood is excluded but in your case it was water damage due to broken plumbing.
First of all, they are not looking for Homeowners Insurance. That is insurance on the house to protect them against fire or other damage to the house. What they are looking for is mortgage life insurance which will pay off if one of them dies. Since they have health problems, the best bet would be to go through the company where they have the mortgage. It will probably be impossible to find a company that will insure them outside of the mortgage company itself. Try that and good luck.
KJA is correct.
1. You need to speak with the agent regarding your policy and what "changed". It may be that the change was necessary to comply with your mortgage company. However, he has to notify you of things like that. If it is not necessary and you don't want it, they will need to take the charge off your bill.
2. Contact your mortgage company to see if there is any money left in escrow to cover the additional cost if it is necessary. They will also need to take that into account to properly collect your escrow.
To get an accurate, fair quote, talk insurance broker. A broker works with many different companies and can find the best coverage and company for you. To find a broker, log onto a website like http://www.homeownerswiz.com and request a free quote. Be sure to ask about earthquake insurance, which you must purchase separately. One of the nation’s largest earthquakes occurred in Missouri in 1812. Chances of another may seem remote, but consider the downside: You will have a home you cannot sell and cannot afford to repair, because your home equity will be wiped out.
Guns and dogs don't affect your rates.
What affects your rates the most, are:
1. your credit score
2. how much it will cost to rebuild your home
3. how high your deductible is
4. which "extras" get added to your policy
5. what your house is made of (brick or wood)
6. how old your house is
7. where your house is located
8. your prior claims history, AND your house's prior claims history
If you don't own the house yet, the answer is, buy a brick single family home less than 20 years old, in a suburban neighborhood. Increase the deductible to $1,000 or $2500. Getting a quote with the same company that writes your car insurance can give you a discount on BOTH policies, up to 25%.
If you already own the house, look at increasing the deductible, to $1000 or $2500. If the house is over 20 years old, and/or you've done any big projects on it, make sure the insurance company knows. Usually there are substantial surcharges on the policy, unless the wiring, roof, electric and plumbing have ALL been updated within the past 20 years.
And for both, be sure to stop using credit cards, pay off your accounts, close all but the oldest, get your credit score cleaned up. There's a HUGE difference in rates, just between the guy with a 750 score and a 550 score.
**I've never seen a company surcharge or discount for felling trees, for gun ownership, or dog ownership. All they do is decline to WRITE you in the first place.**
When you rent, have the prospective tenant fill out a rental application. These applications are usually at a store that sells legal forms. You can get lease forms there also. Make sure they fill out all the information, and sign the application. Charge $15 to $20 for the application. If they refuse to pay, do not consider them. Call their employer and ask for human resources or payroll, not their supervisor. Tell him what they stated as monthly income and length of employment "Is that correct?" His monthly income should be three times the amount of the rent. Do not check his present landlord. Check his previous landlord. (the present guy may lie if he wants to get rid of him). Ask if he was a good tenant, was he a good payer, why did he move, would he rent to him again. Check court records. In my state this can be done on line. I look for evictions in the last three years. I look for judgments in the last three years, I ignore traffic tickets. I look for misdemeanors in the last three years. I look for felonies over the last six years. If you discover any of these, avoid him. If you can find a local place to get a credit check on him, do that. I judge credit by the score only. In a very poor neighborhood the score should be 530 or better. 580 to 630 in a better area. Best wishes.