Are You Covered for the Havoc Old Man Winter Can Wreak?
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We recently shared freezing weather guidance to reduce property damage risks on our Facebook page. So what if, despite your best efforts to follow these guidelines and reduce your risk, you end up suffering damage from winter weather? Are you covered? Lets walk through some very likely scenarios and determine what coverage you might have under a basic, unendorsed homeowners policy.
Scenario #1: Youve experienced several days of single-digit temperatures and the freezing weather has caused a pipe to burst in your home. Whats covered?
Answer: As long as you havent left your house unoccupied and cold, most homeowners policies provide coverage for the broken pipe and the resulting water damage in your home and to your covered furnishings.
Scenario #2: Significant snow has fallen, causing damage to a portion of your roof and allowing water to leak into your house. Whats covered?
Answer: Damage to your roof caused by the weight of snow or ice, damage to ceilings and walls from water leaks, and water damage to your home or furnishings will be covered.
Scenario #3: A winter storm blows through causing a tree to fall. Depending on where it was located and where it fell, whats covered?
Answer:
- If the tree is on your property and damages your roof, most homeowners policies would cover the cost to remove the tree and to repair the damage to your home.
- If the tree is on your property and damages your neighbors house, your neighbor should file a claim under their insurance policy.
- If a neighbors tree falls on your property and damages your house, your homeowners policy should pay for damages and reimburse you up to a certain amount for the cost of removing the tree.
- If the tree falls on your property but causes no damage to anything outlined in your homeowners policy (typically meaning your home, garage, shed), you do not have coverage for the removal of the tree unless it blocks a driveway impeding access to your home or blocks a ramp or other fixture designed to assist a handicapped person with entering or leaving your home.
For more on tree damage, see our blog post Tree Damage Are You Covered?
Scenario #4: A huge chunk of ice falls from your roof and lands on your car (trust me stranger things have happened!). Whats covered?
Answer: If your car insurance policy includes comprehensive coverage on the damaged auto, the damage would be covered.
For more on preventing damage from ice, see our blog post The Cold Truth About Ice.
As illustrated above, old man winter can cause some serious damage dont wait until something happens to know if youre covered. Be proactive and take steps to reduce freezing weather property damage risks along with discussing your coverage concerns with you independent agent. Have you ever had winter weather damage? Tell me if it was covered!
The coverages described above are in the most general terms and are subject to the actual policy conditions and exclusions. For actual coverage language, conditions or exclusions, please refer to the policy or contact your agents.
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