Protect Your Home Systems, Part 3: Home Systems Insurance
What Is the Best Way to Protect Your Critical Home Appliances, Systems, and Equipment? (Part Two of a Three-Part Blog Series)
When you own a house or condo, there is no truer statement than, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong” (Murphy’s Law).
Your furnace is likely to call it quits in the middle of winter, your garage door opener is going to break when you’re already late for work, and your plumbing is almost certain to back up right before the family comes over for Thanksgiving.
For this reason, the Gilbert Insurance team created a three-part blog series that explores the following options available to you for protecting your home’s most important equipment from unexpected breakdowns.
- Extended manufacturer’s warranty
- Home warranty
- Home systems protection endorsement
Whether one of these options or a combination makes the most sense for you, Gilbert is here to help you think through the optimal way to protect your home’s most important mechanicals—and your wallet—from the unexpected. In the final installment of this blog series, we’ll review the comprehensive coverage provided by a home systems protection endorsement.
Should I add a Home Systems Protection endorsement to my home insurance coverage?
When you add a Home Systems Protection endorsement to your homeowners insurance policy, you are getting cost-effective coverage in the event one of your critical home systems breaks down.
For you to fully understand the benefits of this endorsement, we strongly recommend talking to your local insurance agent or contacting the professionals at Gilbert Insurance. In the meantime, the following are general answers to the most frequently asked questions we get from homeowners about this added coverage.
When you are speaking with your insurance agent about adding a Home Systems Protection endorsement, there a few more things we recommend you discuss.
- Determine your home’s level of risk for a large system or service line breakdown, and if you would be comfortable paying out of pocket for significant, unexpected repairs.
- Review your current home insurance policy for all coverage gaps to help you better evaluate the value of the home systems protection endorsement and other special coverages.
- Consider adding service line protection to provide cost-effective coverage of failures of your water, sewage, heat, steam, or power service lines due to leaks, breaks, tears, ruptures, or collapse.
Whether you’re planning to be in your home for just a few years, or you’re in your forever home, it’s a good bet that one or more of your major appliances or mechanical systems will break down, and at the worst time possible. A home systems protection endorsement provides simple, affordable, and broad coverage for repairing and replacing essential equipment when it fails.
Gilbert Insurance is here to help you select the right protection for your home systems and equipment
Since every plan has benefits and disadvantages, as well as an impact on your wallet, please feel free to contact one of our professionals for more information. We would be glad to help you weigh this and other important choices you have to make as a homeowner and assist you in better protecting your biggest investment.
