What you don't know about home insurance is putting you at risk

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64%

of homes are under-insured
& may not be fully repaired if damaged

(source: 2015 survey by Marshal and Swift/Boeckh.)

70%

of people
do no research
when they buy
home insurance

73%

miscalculate
how much coverage
they need

68% of people
believe a standard
policy covers
sewage backup

But it doesn't!

Others falsely believe it covers:

  • 38%
    Broken
    appliances
    or HVAC
  • 59%
    Repair
    price
    surges
  • 49%
    Costs to
    comply with
    building codes
  • 55%
    Pipes and wires
    connecting to
    utilities

Over half of people
would rather go to
the dentist than deal
with their insurance
company.

Other things people would give up to avoid dealing with their insurer

  • 19%
    A night on
    the town
  • 16%
    Facebook
    for a week
  • 12%
    Binge watching
    netflix
  • 10%
    Television
    for a week
  • 10%
    Dessert for
    a month
  • 9%
    Coffee for
    a year
  • 9%
    Their next
    vacation
  • 5%
    Their firstborn
    child
1 in 3   people
Haven't updated their policy in 10+ years
And why should they?!
Home Insurance
hasn't evolved with the times
Too much
coverage for:
  • Pewter

    84% don't own any

  • Paper stock
    certificates


    Huh?! 90% don't own any

  • Furs

    Srsly? 94% don't own any

  • Crypts

    ROFL! This has to be a joke!
    (sadly nope!)

Not enough
coverage for:
  • Electronics

    75% of people have more
    gear than the $1500
    standard coverage

  • Home Office

    1 in 5 Americans work
    from a home office (which
    has virtually no coverage)

  • Renting

    1 in 3 have short term
    rented their home (which
    will terminate many policies)


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