What’s Covered By Your Second Home Contents Insurance?
To answer this question properly we must first have a look at what are considered to be ‘contents’. On the whole, contents generally refer to anything you might take with you if you moved house, including furniture and household good, fittings, electrical equipment, curtains, carpets and items kept in the garage or garden. So how does this relate to contents insurance for second homes? The definition of contents will generally remain the same; having said that it’s always a good idea to check with your policy provider to find out exactly what your policy covers. Usually a holiday home contents insurance policy will pay if your possessions are stolen, or if they are damaged by a fire, flood or storm. In a similar way to insurance in the UK, overseas contents insurance should let you extend your policy to accidental damage in the home (ie.. Spilling water on your laptop), although it’s worth bearing in mind you need to specify this extension to your holiday cover provider. This applies whether you’re looking for second home or holiday let insurance. In the main, holiday homes are viewed as a high risk coverage by many insurers, given the fact they think you’re not going to be occupying the premises regularly. For this reason, many will include exclusion clauses in the small print of policies which can invalidate cover in a number of specific circumstances. Always ensure you read the small print carefully and have a good look through the small print for these kind of exclusion policies, you’ll be far better off in the long run if you know exactly what your policy covers and in which circumstances they will or won’t pay out. In all, your contents insurance will cover everything in your home (and your holiday home), but in order to feel comfortable and fully covered you’ll need to always read the small print and check exactly what is covered, and under what circumstances. If you’re hunting for overseas home insurance it’s often worth going with a UK based provider, so you can ask them questions and contact them regularly, this way you’ll know exactly what your policy covers and can enjoy a far great peace of mind.