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Updated over 9 years ago on . Most recent reply

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Maged Bishara
  • Investor
  • Brossard, Quebec
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Insurance company is balking because I don't live in the property

Maged Bishara
  • Investor
  • Brossard, Quebec
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How is everyone? Quick question. As an investor we, obviously, don't live in our investment properties.

The issue is that my insurance company didn;t want to renew the policy today because the house is a vacation rental, meaning that it rents only for around 4 1/2 months out of the year.

The balance of the year we use it as a second family home (we come and go all the time and we do enjoy the property).

So we're in the house for about three to four months out of the year and have it rented for about another four months during the year.

Does anybody have trouble insuring their vacation rental properties in Florida? And if someone has some good solutions or options then it will be greatly appreciated. Because I have a feeling that the different insurance companies that I'm going to shop around with are going to hike the rates tremendously.

I prefer to be upfront with them right from the beginning about the usage of the property to avoid any issues down the road. I just hadn't realized that this would be an issue last year when we insured the property. But when they asked me this time, upon renewal, I told them exactly how this specific property is being utilized.

Thanks and any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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Jared Townsend
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Jared Townsend
  • Insurance Agent
  • Orlando, FL
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Originally posted by @Jason Bott:

@Maged Bishara per some of the other threads on BP, CBIZ seems to be the main one.  I also know Progressive's home owners product can handle rental properties.

Hi Jason,

In many parts of the country CBIZ is the main player. Due to Florida's booming vacation rental business (Disney anyone?) we have several others that provide more comprehensive coverage catered to vacation rental properties. Progressive's home owner's partner (American Strategic Insurance) is one of the industry leaders in this area.

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