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Most landlords require tenant insurance for all lease agreements – but there’s a much simpler reason for why you need it. Tenant insurance provides personal liability coverage, contents coverage for personal items in your rental, and more.
If you have a claim, tenant insurance will kick-in to replace or repair your unit and the personal belongings that make your rental uniquely yours.
Standard coverages
If someone is injured at your apartment or rental unit or their property is damaged, you will be covered in the event of a resulting lawsuit.
Covers replacing the things in the unit that you own. Your furniture, electronics, clothing, appliances, and more. Your contents limit should reflect the replacement value of your belongings.
If you have to temporarily move out of your rental unit or apartment due to a claim, hotel costs, additional meals, travel expenses, and other additional expenses may be covered.
Additional coverages
Sewer back-up coverage provides protection from sudden and accidental back up of sewers, toilets, drains, etc. Overland water coverage protects your rental from sudden freshwater accumulation. Always check your policy wordings – coverage is subject to eligibility.
This coverage “forgives” your first claim and allows you to keep your claims-free discount. This forgiveness applies as long as you are insured with the same company as when you experienced the claim.
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This is a common misconception – the landlord does have insurance that protects their interests, such as the building and any structures or items belonging to the landlord or rental company. Unfortunately, their policy does not cover your belongings, protect you if someone is injured in your rental unit, or provide you with a place to stay if your unit in not able to be lived in due to a claim – that is why you need tenant insurance!
For more information – see our blog, “3 Reasons You Should Really Have Renters Insurance“!
Tenant insurance can protect you in many ways – it’s not just something to get your landlord off your back!
By carrying tenant insurance, you protect yourself and your stuff in case something happens. While your landlord’s insurance may cover the building structure, it does not protect your personal belongings or provide liability coverage for accidents that may occur inside your rented space.
Tenant insurance offers financial protection in case of theft, fire, or other covered events, as well as liability coverage in case someone gets injured while visiting your rented property. You can even opt to have your tenant insurance cover water damage – because while you may always turn the tap off, your upstairs neighbor may not!
The amount of tenant insurance coverage you need depends on the value of your personal belongings. It’s important to conduct a thorough inventory of your belongings and estimate their total value to ensure you have enough coverage. Our team can help you choose the right limits for your policy.
In addition to contents coverage, we can help you choose important optional coverages such as water coverage, sewer back up coverage, and more!
Yes! Many insurance companies offer bundling options where you can combine your tenant insurance with other policies such as car insurance. Bundling your policies together with Cheep can save you up to 15% on both policies!
Most policies insured with Cheep Insurance are Agency Bill/IFS financed policies. You can determine who manages your payments by following the directions below. If you are still not sure who manages your payments, call our team as funds paid directly to the insurance company when they should go to IFS will cause large delays.
1) Did you sign an IFS contract when you applied for your policy?
2) Do your monthly withdrawals (from your bank account) come from IFS?
3) Does your billing schedule have the IFS logo?
1) Log into our Client Portal here.
2) Navigate to My Documents, select/find your billing/payment schedule. If the IFS logo is shown, you are financed with IFS.
