| | expenses incurred as a result of injuries suffered by visitors at your condo unit, whether the injury is the result of your negligence.
Additional living expenses - this coverage pays for reasonable increases in living expenses, such as hotel, should your condo unit become inhabitable after a covered loss.
Liability - this coverage pays for bodily injury and property damages you are legally obligated to pay. It also pays for the legal expenses such suits bring about.
Loss from theft - this coverage pays for your personal property loss against some on- and off-premises theft. Note that this coverage is subject to policy terms and conditions. For instance, a GPS, which is meant to be used in a vehicle, is not covered in the condo policy.
MY Insurance Agency
Do I really need condo insurance?
My condo association already has an insurance policy that covers the building. That's sufficient for me, right?
Think again.
As a condo unit owner your monthly common charges help to pay for the "master policy". The master policy only covers the building, commonly owned properties, such as hallways, elevator, boiler, basement and roof, and provides liability insurance for the condominium association. However, the "master policy" does not cover losses to your own unit.
If a covered peril damages the building, the "master policy" pays for the repair of the building and the replacement of the building property, but not your property in your apartment. If a guest at your Christmas party, or a contractor you hire to install a light fixture, falls over the coffee table and is injured, the "master policy" does not cover you for legal expenses and damages you are obligated to pay. That's why you need condo insurance designed specifically for condo owners.
Condo insurance protects you from losses to your personal property, such as your hi-def TV, and the interior of your apartment. It also provides liability protection against lawsuits for bodily injury or property damage to others.
|