If you have invested in a building, then you have made a wise choice. However, do note that it is not immune to the potential risks of damage or loss caused by thefts, natural calamities, man-made disasters, fire accidents, etc. To secure your building against such mishaps, you need to invest in building insurance. It is a policy that protects your building structure, including roofs, floors, walls and permanent fixtures, and its contents against a variety of perils. Its financial cover helps pay for the necessary repairs and replacements for damages/losses caused by any insurable peril without draining your pocket. Besides homeowners, renters can also buy building insurance to secure their home contents within the building they reside in.
With building insurance from HDFC ERGO, you can get coverage of up to INR 10 crore for your home structure and up to INR 25 lakhs for home contents. You can even enhance the coverage benefits with building insurance add-ons.
The following table highlights some of the key advantages of investing in building insurance:
| Benefits | Details |
|---|---|
| Wide range of security | With building insurance, you can get coverage for both the building structure and/or its contents. |
| Tons of perils covered | The coverage under the building insurance policy includes a wide variety of perils, including natural & man-made calamities, burglary & theft, electrical breakdown, fire damage, accidental damage, etc. |
| Flexible coverage | With building insurance, you get the benefit of flexible coverage. Besides covering the building structure and/or its contents, you can include add-ons to enhance its coverage scope. |
| Uninterrupted living | If the insured building becomes unfit for habitation due to a covered peril, then the policy may help cover the cost of alternate accommodation/temporary living expenses. Subject to policy terms and conditions. |
| Financial safety net | Building insurance offers financial coverage for the repair/replacement of damage/loss to your building due to an insured peril. It minimises out-of-pocket expenses and protects your personal finances. |
| Peace of mind | As a building owner/tenant, you can enjoy peace of mind knowing your home is financially secured against fire damage, burglary, natural calamities and other perils. |
When it comes to coverage types offered under building insurance, it can be categorised into three sections. These sections are as follows:
You can invest in a building insurance that offers coverage for both the building structure and the contents of the home.
You can invest in a building insurance that offers coverage for either the structure of the building or the home's belongings.
You can invest in a building insurance that offers coverage for the home structure and/or its contents, and pick the necessary add-ons, like jewellery & valuables cover, portable electronic equipment cover, etc., to widen the coverage scope.
If your building is located in a flood prone locality or a location where earthquake happens way to frequently then your premium may slightly be on the higher side.
If your building is a bit old and has structural challenges then your premium may be a bit high.
If your building has all the security systems in place then there could be low chances of theft hence your premium may go low in such a scenario.
If your home has quite some valuable content which you choose to insure then in that case your premium may be dependable on the value of the content you choose to insure.
Your home’s total value matters at the time of deciding the premium. If your home’s structure value is high your premium is likely to rise and vice versa. It can also be termed has the market value of your home, because if the market value of your home is high then the sum insured shall also be high.
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Get shifting expenses, rent for alternative/hotel accommodation, emergency purchases, and brokerage in case your home becomes unfit for living because of any covered cause of loss.
Loss/Damages arising of events including war, invasion, act of foreign enemy, hostile. are not covered.
Losses arising out of damage to bullions, stamps, work of art, coins etc. will not be covered.
We understand that all your precious possessions hold emotional value but anything that’s over 10 years old will not be covered under this home insurance policy.
Consequential losses are losses that are not the natural result of the breach in the usual course of things, such losses remains uncovered
We ensure your unforseen losses are covered, however if the damage is willfully conducted then it is not covered
Any damage caused to your property due to third party construction is not covered.
Your home insurance does not cover usual wear and tear or maintaince/renovation.
Under circumstances this home insurance policy shall not cover the cost of land.
Home insurance cover is for your home where you reside any under construction property will not be covered.
Loss/Damages arising of events including war, invasion, act of foreign enemy, hostile. are not covered.
Losses arising out of damage to bullions, stamps, work of art, coins etc. will not be covered.
We understand that all your precious possessions hold emotional value but anything that’s over 10 years old will not be covered under this home insurance policy.
Consequential losses are losses that are not the natural result of the breach in the usual course of things, such losses remains uncovered
We ensure your unforseen losses are covered, however if the damage is willfully conducted then it is not covered
Any damage caused to your property due to third party construction is not covered.
Your home insurance does not cover usual wear and tear or maintaince/renovation.
Under circumstances this home insurance policy shall not cover the cost of land.
Home insurance cover is for your home where you reside any under construction property will not be covered.
Portable elcetronic items including laptop, camera, binoculars, musical equipments; sports gear not only are costly but their absence cxan impact our daily work life, they are covered here but policy excludes equipment that are over 10 years from it's coverage benefits.
Jewellery and valuables refer to ornaments or articles made of gold or silver or any precious metal including diamonds as well as sculptures and watches. This add on cover can be opted for maximum upto 20% of your Home Content (Belongings) sum insured. The loss of your jewellery & valuable would be covered on the basis of the prevailing market value
Under this cover we insure losses to static exercise cycle as well as your pedal cycle with or without gear. It covers losses caused by fire, calamities, theft and accidents. We protect any third party liability to a person or property caused by your insured pedal cycle. However, exclusively if your pedal cycle’s tyres only are stolen or damaged it remains uncovered.
Due to a terrorist attack if your home structure/content gets destroyed we cover it
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