Accelerated Death Benefit Riders Explained
An accelerated death benefit rider can allow an insured person who meets the rider’s qualifying illness conditions to access part of the life insurance…
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Home
Protect your home, structures, belongings, and liability.
Open route → 02Renters
Belongings, liability, loss of use, and common exclusions.
Open route → 03Auto
Liability, collision, comprehensive, deductibles, and limits.
Open route → 04Landlord
Rental-property risks, liability, dwelling protection, and loss of rent.
Open route → 05Condo
Interior coverage, liability, loss assessment, and master-policy gaps.
Open route → 06Flood
Separate flood protection, waiting periods, limits, and exclusions.
Open route → 07Pet
Accident and illness coverage, reimbursement, exclusions, and claims.
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Rideshare Insurance and the App-On Coverage Gap
Rideshare driving can create different insurance periods, and a personal auto policy may exclude livery use while a transportation network company provides different protection…
Read research →Usage-Based Insurance and Telematics Explained
Usage-based insurance uses telematics data—such as mileage and driving behavior—to help an insurer evaluate risk or price coverage, so consumers should understand both the…
Read research →Life Insurance Grace Periods and Reinstatement Explained
A life insurance grace period gives limited extra time to pay a missed premium before coverage lapses, while reinstatement is the process of restoring…
Read research →Homeowners Insurance Deductibles: Flat, Percentage, Wind and Hail
A homeowners deductible can be a fixed dollar amount or a percentage of an insured value, and wind, hail, named-storm or hurricane losses can…
Read research →Equipment Breakdown Coverage Explained
Equipment breakdown is usually an optional homeowners endorsement aimed at sudden electrical, mechanical or pressure-system breakdowns that a standard property policy may not treat…
Read research →Service Line Coverage Explained
Service line coverage is an optional homeowners endorsement that can address qualifying physical damage to exterior underground utility lines a homeowner is responsible for,…
Read research →Renters Insurance and Flood Damage
Standard renters insurance generally does not cover flood damage from rising surface water; renters can buy separate flood coverage for belongings through the NFIP…
Read research →Renters Insurance and Earthquake Damage
Earthquake damage is generally excluded from a standard renters policy, but separate earthquake insurance or an endorsement may be available to protect personal property…
Read research →Pet Liability in Renters Insurance
Renters liability coverage can respond when a policyholder is legally responsible for injury or property damage caused by a pet, but animal exclusions, breed…
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