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Sonntag, 20. Dezember 2009

Do You Really Need Renters Insurance?

By Dave Trusty

Is renters insurance even a necessity anymore? There are all kinds of possibilities in the world and choosing not to carry renters insurance is kind of like gambling with your financial future. After all, if you are not covered the chances of recouping any of your losses are very slim.

Renters insurance is necessary to cover the basics of your lost, stolen, or damaged items should the rented property experience a significant situation. Fires, hurricanes, and theft can plague a renter if he or she is not covered. With the expense of personal items that are found within your home, not having a renters insurance policy is gambling with your future.

Weather, earthquakes, fires, and human disasters can be a huge part of just living in the world today. We take a risk just by existing, and sometimes that risk catches up to us and we suddenly find ourselves the victims of weather, theft, or the neighbor that had a gas leak.

Many people mistakenly believe that they will be able to file a claim under their landlord's insurance if there is a fire from faulty wiring, damage from a natural event, or even damage caused by an outraged citizen. They believe this because it's no necessarily untrue, but it is also not necessarily true, either.

If you lost everything in your rented property today, how much do you think it would cost to replace it? Think about everything from the expensive electronics to the collection of three dollar spatulas and coffee cups that you would have to buy once again. Think about the appliances that you own as well as the furnishings.

If you work, even part time, out of your home it is even more imperative that you carry renters insurance. Not doing so could easily mean that you will lose more than just possessions if something happens.

The whole point of renters insurance is to keep you protected from the loss of everything. Since you do not have a claim in the investment value of the property, you should at least be able to replace your possessions should you lose everything through a terrible act of destruction.

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