48 Home Insurance Savings Tips -- Guaranteed Steps To Very Cheap Homeowners Insurance Rates

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Cheaper Washington Homeowner's Insurance? Try The Following

By Chimezirim Odimba

Ensuring your home's landscaping is done properly will reduce your home insurance premiums. There will not be potholes that could cause injuries and that will lower your liability claims. Within this context, you'll be saving yourself some cash while making yours a more beautiful home. If this was not done right when you applied, do not forget to inform your agent once you are ready to have it redone.

Having a smoker in your home will raise your Washington home owner insurance premium substantially. With over 23,000 residential fires being caused by smoking you will agree that it's really an important issue. You'll spend less in home insurance if nobody in your household smokes. If you were a smoker at the time you purchased your policy, you are entitled to a review if you have quit. Apart from if your insurer is among the few that do NOT use smoking as a factor in calculating your premium, leave if your rate is not reduced after this.

The level to which you strengthen your roof could get you a discount. This is truer if you reside in the East. If you want to know how to strengthen your roof and enjoy discounts for doing so, ask your agent.

According to a report, more than 3 out of every 10 liability claims (totalling a sum of $1 billion) on a yearly basis are as a result of dog bites. This explains the much higher rates that dog owners normally attract. Don't keep dogs or make sure you keep them in such a way that they won't be able to do anyone any harm. Your agent should be able to show you steps you can take that will result in a discount.

From time to time you may choose to do some kind of renovation on your home. Your reason may not be to lower your home insurance premium. You want to ensure your house is just the way you want it with everything in perfect shape.

If you do this you'll qualify for a more affordable homeowners insurance premiums. Ensure you inform your agent and also ask for his or her advice if you want to get a bigger discount for doing this.

Just as it is with new homes, an insured is very UNlikely to make a claim on a renovated home because most things will be in good condition. This means your insurance provider bears a better risk and this means you'll get a cheaper rate. However, since not all renovations are of the same scope, the discounts offered will also vary.

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