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| Benbrook apartment insurance policies have additional benefits. For example, a waterbed liability provision is standard in most renters and condo owners policies. If your waterbed bursts and the water ends up in the apartment below yours, your renters insurance would cover the damage. |
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| Benbrook apartment insurance will insure all of your property within your apartment. Some policies will also cover your property when it's outside of your apartment. For example, if your bike is stolen when it is parked at your friend's apartment, your renters insurance may reimburse you the cost of your stolen bike. Renters insurance also covers fire or water damage. |
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| In considering the type of Benbrook apartment insurance to purchase, consider a replacement-cost policy. With a replacement-cost policy your renters insurance policy would foot the bill for you to buy new items that were lost or damaged. A replacement-cost policy will increase your premium slightly, but it can be well worth it. |
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| Liability protection is also standard with most Benbrook apartment insurance policies. This means if someone in your unit slips and falls, you're covered for any costs, up to your liability limit. If this person sues you, you're covered for what they win in a court judgment as well as your legal expenses, up to your renters insurance policy's limit. |
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| When buying Benbrook 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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| In most cases, a landlord's Benbrook 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. |
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| Benbrook 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 |
