New Home And Auto Insurance
Nov 21 2023
With my home insurance ending (the company is leaving California) my broker got me another insurance and I'll also need to move my car insurance to get a better discount. Here's the new info:
CONDOMINIUM National General (old) Safeco (new)
Dwelling $481,348 $485,000
Personal Property $137,528 $140,000
Loss of Use $137,528 Reasonable Expense/24 Months Max.
Personal Liability $500,000 $500,000
Medical Payments $5,000 $5,000
Loss Assessment $1,000 $51,000
Identity Fraud Expense $25,000 $25,000
Dwelling Coverage Actual Cash Value Actual Cash Value
Personal Property Coverage Replacement Cost Replacement Cost
Flood Coverage Available But Not Included Available But Not Quoted
Back up of Sewer Drain $137,528 $5,000*
Ordinance/Law $13,753 $14,000
Deductible $1,000 $1,000
Annual Premium $1,719 $2,926
*Higher coverage limits are available
--> Coverage fairly equivalent. 70% price increase seems a lot but it's only
$100 a month more so seems fine to me.
EARTHQUAKE National General (old) CA Earthquake Authority Palomar (new)
Dwelling $481,348 $100,000 $480,000
Personal Property $5,000 $15,000 $140,000
Loss of Use $1,500 $100,000 $100,000
Loss Assessment Not Included $50,000 $50,000
Deductible 15% ($72,952) 15% ($26,250) 15% ($100,500)
Annual Premium $2,017 $1,406 $1,960
--> Earthquake insurance has high deductible but it's there for catastrophic
damage. I can afford $100k if I need to but not $480k. I'm guessing
Personal Property and Loss of Use is set really high so that the
deductible is greater.
AUTOMOBILE National General (old) Safeco (new)
LIABILITY
Bodily Injury & Property Damage $500,000 $500,000
Per Incident Maximum
UNINSURED MOTORIST $500,000 $500,000
Bodily Injury Per Incident Maxiumum
Medical Payments $5,000 $5,000
Comprehensive Deductible $1,000 $1,000
Glass Repair/Replacement Deductible $0 $0
Collision Deductible $1,000 $100,000
Rental Reimbursement $50 per day/$1,500 max. $50 per day/$1,500 max.
Roadside Assistance $100 Included
2007 Toyota Camry 15,000 annual miles 2,756 annual miles
Annual Premium $1300* $1,202
*Actual premium 'doubled' to represent an annual rate.
--> New insurance collision deductible is really high but I'm ok with it
since insurance is there to cover catastrophic damage. And I guess if
I get into a $1M accident I'm still paying $500k no matter what the
deductible is.
PERSONAl EXCESS National General (old) Safeco (new)
Excess Liability $1,000,000 $1,000,000**
Excess Uninsured Motorist $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Annual Premium $267 $357
**Higher Liability limits are available
--> I'm not sure what this is. Seems like extra insurance but then why not
include it in the base insurance, since it's the same company?
POLICY DESCRIPTION National General Safeco & CA Earthquake Safeco & Palomar
Authority
Condominium $1,719 $2,926 $2,926
Earthquake $2,017 $1,406 $1,960
Automobile $1,300 $1,202 $1,202
Personal Umbrella $267 $357 $357
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL PREMIUM $5,303 $5,891 $6,445
--> I guess in the end home/car insurance is going up 21.5%