Your Renters Insurance Doesn’t Cover Your Roommate. This Is What That Means.
Kelsey and her roommate split an $18/month renters insurance premium and assumed both were covered. When the roommate's guest slipped in the apartment, the insurer denied the roommate's liability claim. She paid $4,700 out of pocket.
44% of Renters Have No Insurance. Here’s What the Uninsured Ones Are Actually Losing
Only 56% of renters carry insurance. The 44% who skip it lost $12.8 billion in personal property last year, and the liability claims that follow can garnish wages for over a decade.
What Is Renters Insurance and Why Do You Need It?
Renting a home or apartment offers flexibility, convenience, and fewer maintenance responsibilities. But it does not remove the financial risks that come with everyday...
Jordan Expected Her Renters Policy to Replace Her Stolen Laptop. The Check Was for...
Jordan filed a renters insurance claim after a break-in. She expected to replace her laptop. Her insurer sent a check for $487. Here is why - and what to do before it happens to you.
Most Renters Have No Coverage. The Ones Who Do Are Focused on the Wrong...
A Chicago renter paid $22,000 out of pocket after a guest slipped and fell at her apartment. Her renters insurance would have cost $14 a month. The part most renters miss isn't the laptop coverage. It's the liability.
Anjali Sharma’s German Shepherd Nipped a Delivery Driver. Her Renters Policy’s Breed Exclusion Left...
Anjali Sharma's German shepherd nipped a delivery driver in her apartment hallway. The $18,400 medical bill and lawsuit were denied under her renters policy's breed exclusion. She owes the difference personally.
Sofia Hernandez Spent Three Weeks in a Hotel After Her Upstairs Neighbor’s Flood. Her...
Sofia Hernandez spent three weeks at a hotel after the unit upstairs flooded hers. The $2,847 bill went to her renters insurance through loss of use coverage.
Her Houston Duplex Burned and the Landlord’s Insurance Had Lapsed Eight Months Earlier. Her...
A Houston single mom lost $47,000 in belongings when her duplex burned. Her landlord had let the building's insurance lapse eight months earlier. Her $14-a-month renters policy turned out to do more than she expected.
Renters Insurance and Airbnb Subletting: One Paid Guest Voids the Policy.
A Brooklyn renter ran 19 short-term bookings before a guest left a candle burning. Her renters insurer denied the entire claim citing the business-use exclusion.
Renters Insurance Quietly Caps What It Pays for Stolen Jewelry, Often at $1,500
Your renters policy quietly caps how much it pays for stolen jewelry, often at $1,500 no matter how much coverage you bought. A scheduling endorsement is the cheap fix almost no one knows to ask for.
