
05 Feb Homesharing and Homeowner’s Insurance
Homeowner’s Insurance is now more important than ever. Homesharing and ridesharing have become major players in our evolving economy. However, the terms can be confusing and have more than one meaning. By now, you are probably familiar with
A wide variety of situations fall under
- Rental of seasonally used property
- Rental of entire premises for vacationers
- Rental or part or entire premises for persons attending a local event
- Providing space for a special event
- Renting a portion of a residence while the property owner or regular renter still occupies other parts of the residence
While insurance policies issued for homes do take into account some situations involving other people staying in a residence, those situations are allowable when they don’t involve financial transactions. Renting for income turns a residential situation into a business. Business activity creates a coverage problem which could result in policies being cancelled or claims being denied. Renting all or part of a residence also results in types of losses that are uncovered because they haven’t been taken as insurable, residential activities.
Policy wording may exclude coverage for losses when they are directly related to a business. So, protection may be lost for the residence, residential property as well as for liability for damage or injury to others and their property.
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