Renters Insurance
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Protect your apartment or rental house — and your possessions — with renters insurance from Progressive Home Advantage—underwritten by select homeowners insurance companies. Renters insurance covers damages to your possessions when you rent rather than own your home.
If you already know what kind of renters insurance policy you need, get a renters insurance quote today!
What is Renters Insurance
If you rent your home, having insurance protection for yourself and your possessions is still important. Similar to home insurance, renters insurance protects you in situations that everyone can face: fire, theft, water damage and other unforeseen circumstances your landlord’s policy doesn't cover.
Renters insurance typically provides coverage, up to the limits you select, for specified items and situations, including:
- Personal property (furniture, electronics, computer equipment, clothing, etc.)
- Personal liability if someone is hurt, whether in your home or away from it
- Damage to your apartment or home caused by a covered loss
Imagine going to dinner or a special family get-together, and when you return home, you're greeted by the flashing lights of police cars and fire trucks. Building fires and damage can happen anytime, anywhere, but with proper renters insurance, your personal property inside your apartment will generally be covered if it’s affected by any of the following:
- Fire
- Smoke damage
- Theft
- Collapse of the building due to weather
- Water leakage or overflow
- Freezing of plumbing, air conditioning and more
Renters insurance will protect you from incidents that occur while you're at home, too, such as a toaster catching on fire or a friend slipping and falling while visiting you. Renters insurance provides coverage for your own items, and it provides coverage for other people's injuries or damages in situations for which you're liable, as well.
You can't rely on your landlord's insurance to cover your valuables — landlord insurance only covers the building structure and not your personal property.
Renters insurance, sometimes referred to as an HO4 policy, can provide the financial protection you need in case your possessions are destroyed or stolen, as well as liability protection if someone is hurt in your dwelling.
Before you shop for renters insurance, take an inventory of what you own to decide what level of coverage makes you comfortable. Then, get a renters insurance quote and choose the policy that's right for you.
*Insurance policies purchased through the Progressive Home Advantage program are underwritten by leading providers of homeowners, renters and condominium insurance, including Homesite Insurance Group and IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company, depending on your state. These companies are valued business associates that are not affiliated with Progressive, and are solely responsible for claims under insurance policies issued by them. Certain Progressive companies may be compensated as licensed agencies for performing services on behalf of these underwriting companies.
Progressive assumes no responsibility for the content or operation of the underwriting companies' Web sites. Information provided by you to any of these underwriting companies is subject to their Web sites' respective terms of use and privacy policies.
Countrywide average premium 12 months ending 7/8/09.
