NRI Home Insurance

Home insurance is essential to safeguard your dream house from unforeseen disasters. It is the guarantee provided by the insurance company that combines insurance on the home, its content, structure etc that might happen due to natural as well as manmade calamities. NRIs wishing to invest in homes in India are eligible to avail of home insurance schemes offered by insurance companies. The policy for home insurance covers losses to structure and contents made by man made calamities or due to natural calamities. These include:

  • Earthquake
  • Explosion or implosion
  • Bursting/ overflowing of water tanks or pipes
  • Floods, hurricane, storm
  • Missile testing operations
  • Burglary
  • Lightning
  • Aircraft damage

Some insurance companies offer their policy for the damage caused to the structure and contents due to terrorism.

Insurance companies insure the sum for the reconstruction value. Reconstruction value is the cost incurred to reconstruct the home if it is damaged. Sum insured is calculated by multiplying the built up area of the home with the construction rate per sq. feet, e.g. if the built up area of a house is 2000 sq. feet and the construction rate is Rs.1000 per sq. feet, the sum insured for the home structure is Rs. 20,00,000.



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