Types of Properties
Coverage Offered
House Terminology
Insurance Related Terminologies
Parts and Functions of a house in the US
400

a freestanding home set alone on its own piece of property. It does not share a wall with another building.

Single Family Home

400

When renovating or building a new rental property, this covers the dwelling before it's occupied.

Rental property under construction coverage

400

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Invites natural light and fresh air into the space.

Window

400

The scope of protection provided under an insurance contract.

Coverage

400

The ____ is composed of the foundation, frame, and the roof.

Structure

500

as a building that is jointly owned by a corporation made up of all its inhabitants.

Co-Operative Housing (Co-Ops)

500

helps landlords cover the additional cost of repairing your home up to code if it's damaged by a covered peril.

Building code coverage

500

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is the first room you enter when walking through a front door, usually a smaller space or hallway

Foyer

500

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All tangible property (other than land) that is either temporary or movable in some way, such as furniture, jewelry, electronics, etc.

Personal Property

500

Covers the exterior wall of your house

Siding

600

Buildings made up of individual units that are owned.

Condominiums

600

After returning from work you discover your apartment is burgled and your precious belongings gone. Which coverage fits best for this situation?

Burglary coverage

600

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It’s a space (commonly) on an upper floor with railings and it’s open to the outdoors.

are not commonly used as a place for entertaining guests as it’s commonly connected to a bedroom.

Balcony 

600

A trampoline is an example of ____ _____ that could entice children and put their safely in danger.

Attractive nuisance

600

The vertical board right behind your gutters.

Fascia

700

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60 – 400 square feet in size. Since becoming popular, they come in a wide range of styles. Many are prefabricated with custom interior and exterior features and benefits that can make it livable.

Tiny Home

700

Helps pay the rental income a landlord would otherwise lose if the rental became uninhabitable due to a covered loss and your tenants have to move out.

Fair rental income coverage

700

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Commonly used as space for entertainment; a place to relax outdoors during the summer.

Porch

700

A decrease in the value of property over a period of time resulting from use...

Depreciation

700

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HVAC is...

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

800

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A single-family dwelling that shares one common wall. The home design is typically a mirror of each dwelling.

Semi-Detached Home (A.K.A. Duplex)

800

Can help pay for reasonable and necessary medical expenses if someone is injured in an accident on your rental property.

Premises medical protection

800

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A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building;
they often wrap around the front and multiple sides of the building and are accessible from many rooms throughout the house

Veranda

800

Reimburses for motel rooms, meals and other expenses when loss of property by a covered peril forces you to maintain temporary residence elsewhere.

Additional Living Expense

800

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_____ ________ consists of two systems:

1. Water supply system - system of pipes that brings freshwater INTO the home

2. Drain-water vent system (DWV) – system that TAKES OUT waste water (from bathrooms, toilets, kitchen sinks, washing machines

House Plumbing

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