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All Forum Posts by: Owen Rosen

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Post: New landlord Policy Insurance Inspection in Brooklyn

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I appreciate all of the detail but what information was provided to the agent that wrote the policy?  What is on the insurance application that you signed?  Number of units, kitchens, etc.

If these things were disclosed it would seem that things should be OK.  If these things weren't disclosed that could be an issue.

Did you work with a licensed insurance agent to secure coverage?  What have you discussed with them?  Are they giving advice about the policy and inspection?  They should be...

If you didn't work with an agent - how did you secure coverage and what information was provided?

These are mostly rhetorical questions - your best resource should be your agent.

Post: New landlord Policy Insurance Inspection in Brooklyn

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Are they doing a full interior inspection?

Just having an extra kitchen doesn't impact insurance eligibility.  It can affect estimated replacement cost and therefore the amount of coverage recommended/required.  

If you actually have a triplex rather than a duplex that could impact insurance eligibility and pricing but it doesn't sound like that's the case.

Along those lines, you just have to make sure sub-leasing is OK with your insurance. Can you talk to the agent that wrote the policy about this?

Post: Rental Property Insurance

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Post: Landlords Insurance, switching out of Travelers

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Quote from @Steve Tse:

Hi BP, 

What insurance carriers can you recommend in Texas, as I am shopping around to replace my landlords policy that I currently have with Travelers ? Does anyone know of any good insurance brokers as well ?

Thanks
  


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Post: Umbrella Policy for Out of State Rental Property

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Quote from @JD Martin:
Quote from @Aristotle Kumpis:

What are you trying to protect yourself from? If you need more coverage, you can usually increase the liability amount on your current policy. I have some rentals that go up to $1M in liability. So you don't need an umbrella.

I don't agree with this. Umbrella insurance is crazy cheap for the benefit, and it already requires you max out your liability on your other covered items. I pay $119 a year to bring my coverage up to about $4 million. I would never not carry it. I've been involved in a lawsuit that settled right at a million dollars, and that was over 20 years ago. It's nothing in today's dollars. I would agree that the likelihood of having any lawsuit go against you for more than a million is very small, but the coverage benefit is just to cheap to skip.

 You don't need to "max out" liability to qualify for an umbrella. You just need to have certain minimum underlying requirements per policy exposure.

I do agree that having $1 million in underlying coverage is not a sufficient reason to not consider an umbrella policy.

Post: Umbrella Policy for Out of State Rental Property

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Quote from @Lisa Ngo:

Hello everyone. I am currently house hacking my primary residence in California and just bought a rental property in Indiana.  I tried getting an umbrella policy to protect myself in case something happens but was denied since not everyone in my household is under my auto insurance.  Is this generally true for all insurance companies?  Does anyone have recommendations of what I can do or where I can look to get liability insurance?  Thanks!


 What do you mean not everyone in your household is under your auto insurance?

Post: Insurance covers cash value on properties built prior to 1940

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Post: Insurance coverage for residential rental property

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Quote from @Allen McCann:

I am looking for cost effective property insurace coverage for non owner occupied residential property in Cleveland, OH.  Any suggestions you have would be appreciated.  Thanks!


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Post: Denied insurance for Fire Risk Zone on STR coverage

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Post: Insurance on a 4 unit in Columbus Ohio

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Quote from @Peter S.:

I have the same issue. I am paying around $450 per month for a 4plex in Columbus Ohio. If anyone knows good insurance brokers, that would be great. 


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