New York Condo Insurance
(Quotes, Cost & Coverage)

Get New York condo insurance quotes, cost & coverage fast. Condo insurance protects your personal property and any parts of your unit that aren't covered by your NY condo association's policy.

Condo Insurance

Okay, you own a condo, that's similar to owning a home, right? In some ways yes. However, when it comes to determining how much coverage you need, and what you actually have to insure, there is a difference. So, what should you consider when choosing a New York condo insurance policy as a new owner? Let's go through a condominium insurance policy and what is included - before you get a quote.

Condominium or cooperative unit owners own the inside of their units, with the outside owned by the condominium association or the cooperative. The unit may be owner-occupied, leased, or rented to others. The condominium or cooperative bylaws define ownership and identify which party (unit owner or association) is responsible for purchasing property insurance for particular property items, such as built-in cabinetry, interior doors, or wall coverings.

The bylaws also determine the unit-owner's liability exposure. This type of shared ownership is expanding to include "landominiums" where the structures are entirely owned by the unit owners but all land is owned and maintained by the association and "dockominiums" where watercraft are owned by the unit owners but the docks and piers are under association ownership.

When it comes to owning a home, you are responsible for everything. You have to insure the property, interior, the exterior, and liability. With a condo, you aren't responsible for all of this. In fact, your HOA (home owners association) is usually going to cover the exterior (building, parking lot, sidewalks, exterior, etc.). Yes, you do pay an HOA fee, but when choosing a New York condo insurance policy, you usually don't have to purchase protection for halls in the hallway, carpeting, or the light fixtures. So, you are simply insuring the interior (your dwelling) and the belongings in it.

What Does New York Condo Insurance Cover?

A NY condo policy has a few major parts including:

Building Property: This type of New York condo insurance coverage typically helps protect the interior of your condo unit, out to the walls, which could include additions, built-in shelving and fixtures.

Personal Property: Protects your belongings in your unit like computers, clothes or furniture. Personal property is typically not covered by a condo association's master policy, your condo insurance policy should include this type of coverage.

Loss of Use: If a fire or other insured loss damages your NY condo, you might need somewhere else to stay. Loss of use can cover the increase in cost to live until you can move back in.

Loss Assessment: Uniquely to owners in condominiums and HOA associations, this New York condo insurance coverage protects owners to be charged for certain kinds of loss. Following are examples that might require the condominium association to assess unit owners:

• A visitor drowns in the community swimming pool, and following lawsuit and subsequent judgment exceeds the liability coverage provided by the condominium/association policy.
• Massive damage occurs to commonly buildings and it is not fully covered by the HOA's insurance policy.

Personal Liability: This New York condo insurance covers you if a third party makes a claim against you for bodily injury or property damage in your unit. In addition to award or settlement costs, this coverage can pay for your defense and court costs- even if the suit brought against you is frivolous.

Medical Payments To Others: This can medical expenses for people who are injured on your premises accidentally. Like a guest trips over a cord and fall and is hurt.

What New York Condo Insurance Doesn't Cover

Condo insurance typically does not cover:

• Intentional damage to property (like arson) or harm to another person (like punching your neighbor in the face because they won't turn down their music).
• Business activities or professional services offered in your place (you will need commercial insurance for those situations).
• Flood

How Much Does New York Condo Insurance Cost?

How much does New York condo insurance cost? The average price of condo insurance is usually very affordable. The premiums vary depending on the company and their underwriting rules, and it depends on the coverages and deductible selected. Following are some of the main factors that go into the price of a policy:

• Location - The more dangerous your location is, for both natural and human risks, the higher premiums you will pay as there is a higher probability for claims.
• Building Size - The larger the building you rent in and the more units in that building, the lower your premium cost will be.
• Credit - The better credit you have, the lower your rates. Most insurers look at credit and weight it heavily.
• Deductible - The deductible is your out of pocket cost before your policy kick in. Lower deductible = higher premium, and higher deductible = lower premium.
• Your Belongings - The more of your things you insure the higher your premium will be.
• Security Precautions - Having a security system, or a deadbolt lock can lower your premiums.
• Fire Protection - If the place you're renting has smoke detectors and overhead sprinklers you may pay less for your condo insurance.

NY Condominium Risks & Exposures

Property exposure is primarily limited to the personal property of the unit owner with additional property exposures as defined by the applicable association bylaws. The unit-owner's responsibility determines the amount of insurance necessary. The unit owner is always responsible for carpeting and wall paint, but may also be responsible for the dry wall plus the plumbing and wiring within the walls.

The responsibility for insuring cabinets, chimneys, countertops, doors, interior electrical, windows, and other structural items are also defined in the bylaws. The insured is also responsible for assessments brought by the condominium association or cooperative for damage to common property as defined by the bylaws.

Personal liability exposure arises from conditions at the premises and the actions of the members of the household. The age of any children, the social and civic organizations, and sports the family participates in can all impact the loss potential. In addition, the type and breed of family pets can increase the exposure.

The unit owner's premises liability is limited to the owned unit as explained in the bylaws, and the condominium association or cooperative has the premises liability for the common areas. If a member of the household becomes an officer or board member of the association or cooperative, there is added exposure for decisions made by the board.

Inland marine exposure includes the antiques, collectibles, electronics, fine arts, firearms, furs, jewelry, silverware, and other types of property subject to sublimits and exclusions within the homeowners policy. As these items are often attractive theft targets, security features such as locks, alarms, off-premise/transit exposures and storage arrangements should be reviewed.

Auto exposures are from household members driving owned, rented, or borrowed vehicles or from loaning their vehicles to others outside the household. All drivers must be identified, licensed, and have acceptable MVRs. The type of vehicle, ownership, the principle driver, garaging location, miles driven, and type of driving must be considered when evaluating the exposure. Age and experience of each driver must be evaluated. Driving courses can assist drivers of any age.

The exposure of household residents temporarily living away from the household exposures such as students away at college is important to explore because of potential vehicle ownership, state compliance, garaging, and usage changes.

NY Condo Insurance Quotes

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New York Insurance Rules & Regulations

In the state of New York, there are a couple of different types of insurance that are regulated by the state that you should be aware of - as well as the regulations behind them. Understanding what is required for business and personal insurance will help you make sure that you have the right insurance if you ever decide to open a business or even if you are simply looking for information on what kinds of personal insurance you need and what sort of oversight there is for them. Let's take a closer look at personal and business insurance in NY State.

NY Commercial Insurance

The first type of insurance is general liability insurance. Although general liability insurance is not required by law for New York businesses, it is a good thing to have. General liability protects companies from lawsuits that stem from slips and falls, damage to property while they are on the premises and a variety of other potential incidents that customers may file a lawsuit for. General liability simply keeps you safe in case something happens to someone on your property and they decide to bring a lawsuit against you.

In addition, businesses in New York must carry specific types of insurance such as Worker's Compensation insurance when they have at least one full or part-time employee. This does not apply to independent contractors and subcontractors. The only other regulation in New York is that commercial vehicles that are operating as part of a business must carry commercial auto insurance.

New York Personal Insurance

Now, we move onto personal insurance starting with auto insurance. New York State requires that anyone operating a motor vehicle carry liability insurance with $25,000 for bodily injury to one person and $50,000 total for a single accident. In addition, motorists must carry $10,000 for property damage as well.

There are also some regulations governing life insurance. In Article 32 of the New York Consolidated Law it says that residents have a free look period that is limited to 10 days, as well as a grace period of 31 days and then insurance companies must make timely payments within 30 days of receiving notification of the death. If the insurance company does not make these payments on time, then interest can be added to the amount owed. You can find out more about this life insurance information as well as information on the New York state guaranty that ensures that you will receive a payment even if your life insurance company goes out of business.

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