Dwelling Policy 5% Flashcards
Homeowners vs DWELLING
● It only offers property coverage, not liability (unless an endorsement is added)
● The owner is not required to live at the residence
● The owner can be a person OR a corporation
A company that wants to insure a dwelling for use by its out-of-town visitors would not be eligible for a homeowner’s policy, but it could get a dwelling policy.
Dwelling Policy Eligibility
● Persons or corporations not eligible for homeowners insurance
● Persons or corporations who do not need HO options
Eligible Structures
● Single-family homes
● 1-4unit dwellings (duplexes, four-plexes, etc.)
● Dwellings with no more than 5 occupants
● Mobile homes, if permanently installed
● Incidental business risks, if insurer allows
Examples include:
● A duplex rented to others
● A low-value home
● A home with a low-balance mortgage
● A hunting cabin
Dwelling Forms
Three forms:
1. DP-1 “Basic Form”
2. DP-2 “Broad Form”
3. DP-3 “Special Form”
DP-1
“Basic Form”
The Dwelling Forms: DP-1 “Basic Form”
● Named-peril coverage
● Covers only fire, lightning, internal explosion
Extended Coverage
● Vandalism and Malicious Mischief (VMM)
○ intentional injury or destruction of covered property
○ does not include: pilferage, theft, burglary, larceny
Extended Coverage (WCSHAVVER)
Windstorm
Civil commotion
Smoke
Hail
Aircraft
Vehicles
Volcanic eruption
External explosion
Riot
DP - 2
Broad Form
The Dwelling Forms: DP - 2 Broad Form
All DP-1 and Extended
Coverage perils ,plus
Broad form perils:
- Vandalism and Malicious Mischief
- Damage by burglars
- Glass breakage in occupied dwellings
- Falling objects that damage the exterior
- Weight of precipitation
- Sudden tearing apart, cracking, burning, bulging
- Accidental discharge
- Collapse
- Freezing
DP - 3
Special Form
The Dwelling Forms: DP - 3 Special Form
Structure: Open Peril Coverage
● General Exclusions listed in the policy
● Settling, cracking, shrinking, bulging of patios, foundations, etc.
● Damagefrom birds, insects, vermin, domestic animals
● Windorhail damage to antennas, lawns, trees
● Ice or snow damage to awnings, fences, outdoor structures, foundations
● Theft of anything not part of structure
● Pollutant damage
● Gradual or expected loss from wear & tear, marring, or deterioration
● Mechanical breakdown
● Inherent vice: a characteristic of an item that causes it to damage or destroy
itself (different than “wear & tear,” which is deterioration caused by an external
source)
● Smoke from agricultural or industrial operations
Personal Property: Same as DP-2
Dwelling Policy Sections
● Coverage A
● Coverage B
● Coverage C
● Coverage D
● Coverage E
● Additional Coverages
● Exclusions
● Conditions
● Endorsements, if any
Coverage for Direct Losses: Coverage A
Dwelling
Coverage A– Dwelling
● Principal dwelling
● Attached structures: garages, apartments, etc.
● Service machinery: furnace, A/C compressor, etc.
● Building materials on or next to the dwelling (if they will become part of the dwelling eventually)
Not Included under Coverage A:
● Construction tools
● Damage to the land itself
Coverage for Direct Losses: Coverage B
Other Structures
Coverage B– Other Structures
● structures that are not attached to
dwelling
● Detached garage, guesthouse, shed, gazebo, fence, mailbox, lamppost
Limit: 10% of Coverage A limit (per claim)
● UnderDP-1, the 10% is included as part of Coverage A limit
● InDP-2and DP-3, the 10% is added to the Coverage A limit
Appurtenant Physical Structures (APS):
structures that are not attached to
dwelling
Coverage for Direct Losses: Coverage B Exclusions
● Buildings used for business or farming (unless used only for storing equipment)
● Buildings rented to someone who is not a tenant of principal dwelling (unless rented as private garage only)
- Gravestones, plots, mausoleums
Coverage for Direct Losses: Coverage C
Personal Property
Coverage C– Personal Property
Any personal property located on the insured premises
Coverage for property off-premises:
● Limit: 10% of Coverage C limit
● Not additional insurance
Coverage for Direct Losses: Coverage C Exclusions
● Animals
● Vehicles
● Aircraft, hovercraft
● Boats
● Paper and electronic data
● Credit and debit cards
● Money
● Grave markers
● Water or steam
Coverages A, B, & C cover ______ Losses
Direct loss: loss to tangible property, such as to building or personal property
Coverages D & E cover ________ losses.
Indirect loss: economic loss that results from a direct loss
Coverage for Indirect Losses: Coverage D
Fair Rental Value (FRV)
Coverage D– Fair Rental Value (FRV)
● Pays for rental income lost due to damage by an insured peril, such as fire
● Accounts for net loss, not for discontinued utilities
● Applies for the shortest time it takes repairs to be completed