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Your home is perhaps your most valuable possession. You need the best coverage available . at a reasonable price. You also want the flexibility to choose your options. Farmers offers you the best of all possible worlds.

Property coverage

Your Farmers Homeowners insurance gives you the peace of mind knowing your house and separate structures are covered for almost any type of damage, except for a few common exclusions listed in the policy, such as wear and tear, earth movement, earthquake, flood and nuclear hazard. In addition, any attached structures and wallto- wall carpeting is covered. Separate structures on your property, other than for business purposes, such as a detached garage or toolshed, are covered up to 10 percent of the amount of coverage on your house. Higher limits are available for additional premium.

Personal Property

You,ll rest easy knowing your personal possessions inside the house are also covered for up to 55 percent of the amount of coverage on your house. Personal property is also covered away from premises for up to 55 percent of the amount of coverage on your house anywhere else in

Coverage you need, the options you want

If your personal property is located at a secondary residence, such as a cabin or vacation home, your covered up to $1,000 or 10 percent of the on premises coverage, whichever is greater. Like your property coverage, optional higher limits are also available for your personal property. Personal property damages While your house is covered for most types of damages, your personal property is covered for damages resulting from:
  • Fire or lightning, windstorm or hail
  • Explosion
  • Riot or civil commotion
  • Aircraft or vehicles
  • Smoke, if sudden and accidental
  • Vandalism or theft
  • Falling objects
  • Weight of ice, snow or sleet
  • Water or steam . accidentally discharged from a plumbing system or appliance
  • Sudden and accidental bulging, cracking, rupture or burning of steam or hot-water heating systems and water heaters
  • Sudden and accidental damage from artificially generated electrical current*
  • Freezing of a plumbing, heating, air conditioning system or household appliance
*Loss to transistors or similar electronic components not included.

Loss of Use/Additional coverages

If you can't live in your house after a covered loss, we cover the additional cost of living in hotels, buying meals, etc. Your coverage pays up to 30 percent of the amount of insurance on your house as an additional coverage with no deductible. In addition, you will be reimbursed for any loss of rents that result from that portion of your house/property rented to others being unlivable. We also pay up to an additional 5 percent of the amount of coverage on your house and no more than $500 per item to replace trees, shrubs, plants and lawns for a loss by fire or lightning, explosion, riot or civil commotion, aircraft, vehicles not owned or operated by residents, vandalism and theft.

Personal Liability coverage

As a homeowner, you want to feel secure from threat of liability damages. Your Farmers coverage pays the for bodily injuries to other people, or damage to their property, if you are liable, resulting from:
  • The use of your premises, including swimming pools, if it.s a one- or two-unit family dwelling
  • Other residential property you use as a rental, if you choose to add it
  • The acts of your pets
  • Unintentional acts committed by you or qualified family members, either on or off your premises Pays for medical payments for other people injured on your premises, regardless of liability, up to certain limits stated on your policy


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