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Rich People's Homeowners Insurance

By Marilyn Katz

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People who are very wealthy, and who display that wealth by living in a luxury home, have different needs than the rest of us when it comes to buying home policies. While we may just purchase a typical policy, with typical coverage, the rich are different.

Are you newly rich, and so you need to buy luxury home insurance for the first time? If so, you may not be satisfied with the policies that a normal agent on the street can give you. You may, in fact, need to contact somebody who specializes in underwriting and covering luxury houses!

Some of the top ranked homeowners insurance companies, who write policies for the majority of houses, may not have the resources to do the best possible job on your mansion. You may not be satisfed with the typical online insurance quotes that we usually suggest for the average home owner!

Consider the way that a normal underwriting will estimate the value of a house. They look at other homes in the neighborhood. They figure that the 4 bedroom home two doors down is about the same as the 4 bedroom home that you want to cover. If a similar house in your area has sold lately, that can give them a pretty good baiss to figure the value of your house.

But luxury homes are usually very unique. It is not so simple as checking the next mansion, because that one could be very different than yours. In order to have your home properly covered, a trained appraiser, who has a lot of experience with expensive houses, should be sent to your home to do very detailed work.

In addition, most expensive houses have expensive contents. A rare painting or set of five hundred dollar a place setting china would not be well covered by typical home content insurance. So that needs to be appraised on its own. Detailed records should be kept, with photos. And those records should be kept in a secure place which is offsite from your house.

There are actually brokers and insurers that specialize in luxury homes. A good insurance agent should know that a home is out of is or her normal experience, and he or she should be willing to send you to the right person. You may also want to search for a luxury homeowners insurance policy or ask the people in the mansion next door!

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