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4 Home Insurance Rating Factors That Aren’t Related to Your Home

Last week, I gave a presentation to a group of people on Home Insurance Frequently Asked Questions. It was a delightful time that spurred even more questions from the audience. This gave me the idea to take some of the points and write a series of posts on them, many of which I write about annually. With that as our guide, let’s look at four factors insurance companies use to determine your annual rate that have nothing to do with your home. They do, however, have everything to do with you!

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Car Insurance and When You Get Your First Driver License

I had an interesting discussion with a client the other day regarding quoting their car insurance. The parents have a daughter and son attending college and the family just recently purchased a new vehicle that will be used primarily by the daughter. What’s worth noting is neither the daughter nor the son has a driver’s license. They have their permit, but neither one their license and they are 21 and 19.

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Home Insurance and Scheduled Articles Coverage

Most home insurance policies provide a wide array of coverage on the home you’re your personal property. However, one policy area that is purposely weak when it comes to coverage is when it applies to certain items such as jewelry, artwork, and collectibles.

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What’s in a Car Insurance Policy?

Over 90% of the prospective clients I talk with have never had an explanation of what’s contained in a car insurance policy. In other words, they are paying for something without understanding what they’re paying for or why. Such was the case when I met with a mom and her adult son to review car insurance quotes I’d prepared for them. Below is an outline of what I presented and what may help you better understand what you have, don’t have, or could have.

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Financial Oriented Home Insurance Options

The third category of home insurance options is oriented toward financial protection. These are options can be added to some home insurance policies are designed to protect the homeowner from a financial loss. Admittedly, all insurance policies are designed to protect the policy holder from a devastating financial loss, yet these are focused on certain types of financial loss.

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Commercial Insurance and Sexual Harassment

A wave of sexual harassment claims began last year from women coming forward to name the men who harassed them; Harvey Weinstein, Bill O’Reilly, Matt Lauer, and countless others. These courageous women provided the foundation giving birth to the #MeToo movement, something that should have happened a long time ago. Commercial insurance companies believe this movement may lead to a wave of employment practices liability claims.

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