Home Insurance
Home Insurance provides complete coverage for damage to your building. The Reconstruction cost of the building in the event of its destruction due to insured perils, subject to maximum of Sum Insured is payable by the insurance companies.
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Optional covers available include Terrorism and Additional expenses of rent for alternative accommodation.
The Alternate Covers include Home Insurance cover allows you to avail an optional cover for alternative rent & Terrorism cover. The home insurance policy insures the structure of your home for its reconstruction value (and not for market value). Reconstruction value is defined as the cost incurred to reconstruct the home if it is damaged. On the other hand market value is a combination of cost of land, demand & supply scenario, etc.
Sum insured is calculated by multiplying the built up area of your home with the construction rate per sq. feet, e.g. if your built up area of your home is 1000 sq. feet and the construction rate is Rs. 800 per sq. feet, the sum insured for your home structure is Rs. 8,00,000.
Exclusions in Home insurance include
- Any loss or damage by the insured and/ or insured’s domestic staff direct or indirect involvement in an attempted burglary.
- Any loss or damage on account of loss of livestock, motor vehicles, pedal cycles, money, securities for money, stamp, bullion, deeds, bonds, bills of exchange, promissory notes, stock or share certificates, business books, manuscripts, documents of any kinds, ATM debit or credit cards, unless previously specifically declared by the company.
- Any loss or damage to any property that is illegally acquired, kept, stored which is subject to forfeiture.
- Any loss or damage occurring while insured’s home is unoccupied, for a period of more than 30 days consecutively and if the insured failed to inform the company about the same.