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| Our partner offers Dukes County Area apartment insurance products tailored to the needs of residents in each state we serve. Please visit our partner's website to learn more about a renters insurance policy |
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| Do not shop for Dukes County Area apartment insurance by price alone. You want a company that answers your questions and handles claims fairly and efficiently. Ask friends and relatives for their recommendations for a solid company offering renters insurance. Contact your state insurance department to find out whether they make available consumer complaint ratios by company. |
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| Consider choosing a Dukes County Area apartment insurance policy that pays the replacement cost as opposed to one that pays the actual cash value of the insured items. A replacement cost renters insurance policy usually costs about 10 percent more. But there are ways to save on insurance. Companies offer a discount to customers who purchase automobile and renter's insurance. A 5 percent discount on car insurance could pay for the renter's policy. Also a higher deductible will lower the premium cost for renter's insurance. |
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| Dukes County Area apartment insurance policies have limits on reimbursement for expensive items. If you have computer or stereo equipment or costly jewelry, you may want to insure those separately. If you have items of great sentimental value, they obviously can't be replaced and you should put them in a safe deposit box. Make sure you discuss your expensive items with your agent when purchasing renters insurance |
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| When buying Dukes County Area apartment insurance, let your agent know about any particularly valuable items you have. Jewelry, antiques, and electronics might be covered up to a certain amount. If you have some items that are unusually expensive, such as a diamond ring, you'll probably want to purchase a separate rider. If you don't talk to your agent about an expensive item when you buy the renters insurance policy, you probably won't be able to recover the loss. |
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| Your landlord's Dukes County Area apartment insurance doesn't cover your personal property. Things like your clothes, stereo, furniture, television, bicycle, jewelry, personal computer, artwork and other items are not covered against destruction or loss by your landlord's insurance. It is important to purchase a renters insurance policy when renting. |
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| In most cases, a landlord's Dukes County Area apartment insurance covers only structural damage to the building itself—and many landlord policies don't even go that far if the damage is caused by a tenant. If you leave the tub running and it turns your floor into cardboard and dribbles downstairs, damaging your neighbor's couch, you may be liable for the whole drippy mess. If your building went up in flames, your landlord's coverage would include repairs, but only to the building, not to the possessions of tenants. Renters insurance will cover your possessions in case of a loss. |
