Tag: property insurance

Insuring Your College Student’s Property

August is here, and the start of fall classes is just around the corner. I usually have a couple of phone calls from clients whose son or daughter are about to head to school and they want to confirm that their stuff is covered. The answer is usually yes, but there are a couple of considerations worth confirming. Let’s view this in light of where the student will live.

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Insurance Considerations for College Students

Does your college student need property or liability insurance? I’m asked this question by clients who have a son or daughter headed off to college each August, and it is that time again. The answer is it depends more on where they’ll live; whether it’s in a dorm room on campus or off campus in an apartment, condo, or home. Let’s review both scenarios.

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College Students and Property Insurance

My niece and intern, Lizzie, is heading back to Fayetteville, Arkansas this later this week for her sophomore year at the University of Arkansas. It’s pretty common for me to get questions from parents of college students this time of year regarding insurance for their students. Let’s review how to address property insurance for college students. To do so, I’ve divided this into two broad categories, those who live on campus in a dorm room and those who live off campus in a frat or sorority house, apartment, or rental home.

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Property Insurance for College Students

My niece and fabulous intern, Lizzie, graduated from a Dallas area high school in June and will be heading for Fayetteville to attend the University of Arkansas in three weeks. I felt this would be a good time to re-visit property insurance for college students.

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Home Insurance Core Property Coverage

All Texas home insurance policies are divided into sections. These sections outline the level of coverage for property coverage, liability, what coverage is included, and what options may have been selected. Over the next few weeks, we’ll take a look at each of these. This week, we’ll focus our attention on property coverage.

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Why You Need Renters Insurance

Why does anyone who rent’s an apartment condo, or single family home need renters insurance? Aside from many apartment complexes or landlords requiring it, renters insurance protects the renter from financial loss when something happens such as a fire, water leak, or theft.

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