{"id":13747,"date":"2023-08-16T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pibgroupiberia.com\/?p=3101"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:34:47","slug":"five-basic-questions-about-your-home-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pibgroupiberia.com\/en\/cinco-cuestiones-basicas-de-tu-seguros-de-hogar\/","title":{"rendered":"Five basic questions about your home insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The need to take out home insurance is a fact. No one is free from having a leak that causes damage to a neighbour, or that we go on holiday and someone can enter our home. Precisely for this reason, we want to clarify the basic elements that affect home insurance, in order to understand the policy well and know what to take out.<\/p>\n<h2>Differentiate between Continent and Content<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>The <strong>continent<\/strong> are the fixed parts of the property, i.e.: foundations, structures, walls, roofs, fixed water and electricity installations, as well as fences and attached walls or outbuildings.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/blog\/what-is-considered-contents-in-my-home-insurance\/\">The contents are the property's assets<\/a> that, in the event of moving house, we could take with us: furniture, household goods, electrical appliances, television, bicycles...<br \/>\nLogically, a different economic value is associated with each of them. We will see how to calculate them later.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>What is covered by the Civil Liability of my home insurance policy?<\/h2>\n<p>The civil liability guarantee is essential because <strong>covers damage we may cause to a third party (e.g. our neighbours).<\/strong> involuntarily, due to losses occurring in the insured property. That is to say, while through building and contents we cover our own property, this guarantee protects us from the compensation that we have to pay for damages caused to others.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the home insurance policy for our main home usually includes the<strong> private and family CR guarantee<\/strong>, The insurance covers issues that may occur outside the home (damage caused to third parties) by the inhabitants of the insured property.<\/p>\n<p>An example would be if our child, playing in the park, breaks the window of a shop; or if we have a non-dangerous dog, the damage it may cause.<\/p>\n<h2>How I value my Continent and my Content<\/h2>\n<p>Once we have seen the differences between the two, it is essential to know how we can value them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Continent:<\/strong> the insurance company will be the one that, <em>depending on the type of dwelling (detached or semi-detached house, flat, etc.) and the region in which it is located.<\/em>, The economic value of the continent should logically depend on this, <em>of the square metres of the household.<\/em><br \/>\nWhat is essential to know is that this value does not resemble what the market value might be at the time, but that we are always talking about the cost of reconstruction, without taking into account the price of the land.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Content:<\/strong> While valuing the building seems to be a function delegated to the insurance company, valuing the contents of our home is the responsibility of us, the insured. If a considerable amount of time has passed without a review, it is advisable to <em>making an \u201cinventory\u201d of our household assets<\/em>, The most important items that can cost the most to replace, so that we do not stray too far from the figure we give to the company to quote or renew our insurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let us remember that the correct valuation of these capitals is very important. <strong>important in order to avoid problems in the event of a claim.<\/strong> If we do not do this correctly, we could: either overpay the premium or, if we undervalue the building and\/or contents, we could be charged a <a href=\"https:\/\/pibgroupiberia.com\/en\/blog\/proportional-equity-insurance-rule\/\">proportional rule<\/a> and compensate us below the damage we suffer.<\/p>\n<h2>How can I reduce the cost of my home insurance?<\/h2>\n<p>The first thing we understand, as insurance brokers, is that the priority should be to know that you are well covered. Once we know that, the insurance company will always value positively the fact that the home has <strong>good protection against theft<\/strong>, The installation of an alarm or a security door would reduce the rate applicable to the burglary guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, if the <strong>your policy's claims experience is good<\/strong>, You could always ask your mediator for an additional discount from the company; at the same time you should be aware that you have to have<strong> forms of payment<\/strong> The fact that the payment of premiums in instalments (half-yearly, quarterly or monthly) is often accompanied by surcharges, which we can save if we are able to afford to pay in the form of an annual premium, means that we can avoid these surcharges.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I know I am well covered<\/h2>\n<p>It would be desirable to <strong>contracting our policies with a professional insurance broker<\/strong> that inspires confidence, as this person or this brokerage are professionals in the insurance sector, and on a daily basis they are underwriting policies, managing claims, and <em>can see which issues are causing problems, which companies are not responding well, which companies are not responding well, which companies are not responding well.<\/em>, and correct it so that their customers can be fully satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if you go directly to an insurance company, a bank or an insurance agent, they will logically sell you the only product they have, which may be good, bad or average.<\/p>\n<p>We hope these tips will help you. If you want this kind of advice and help with your <a href=\"https:\/\/pibgroupiberia.com\/en\/location\/zaragoza\/home-insurance\/\">household insurance<\/a>, we are the solution.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because our home insurance is essential, we must take care to have it properly subscribed. 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