My understanding is that on such renters insurance policies, they will not / want not to have
landlord as additional insured
Personal policies don't function the same way, and listing
your landlord as additional insured may have some serious coverage implications.
Naming
your landlord as additional insured can cause coverage issues if you cause damage to the apartment or other rented premises.
Why is it dangerous to list
your landlord as additional insured?
That's reason enough never to list
your landlord as additional insured.
Why wouldn't you want to add
your landlord as additional insured?
The Sonoma County renters insurance experts understand the difference between naming a landlord as additional interest and naming
a landlord as additional insured, as well as the significant risk that you undertake and the rights you give up by naming
a landlord as additional insured.
That's why you don't list
the landlord as additional insured.
Are you familiar with this type of request that in addition to renters personal property and liability that a separate public liability policy be purchased by tenant naming
landlord as additional insured?
That's right, listing
your landlord as additional insured causes more problems than it solves.
For reasons we'll spare you, listing
your landlord as additional insured on a renters insurance policy in Pennsylvania can cause more problems than it solves.
Listing
your landlord as additional insured on renters insurance in Utah has some potential consequences, as well, in the event of a claim.
Listing
your landlord as additional insured on renters insurance in Utah has some potential consequences, as well, in the event of a claim.
Personal policies don't function the same way, and listing
your landlord as additional insured may have some serious coverage implications.
If have
your landlord as an additional insured, your insurance policy will potentially defend your landlord if you're both partially liable for a loss such as a guest who slipped on ice that you both had a duty to remove.
You know it's a bad idea to have
your landlord as additional insured on your renters insurance, but do you know why?
That's reason enough never to list
your landlord as additional insured.
That's why you don't list
the landlord as additional insured.
That's right, listing
your landlord as additional insured causes more problems than it solves.
Why wouldn't you want to add
your landlord as additional insured?
As a matter of fact, Maryland outlawing
landlords as additional insureds is a very real possibility, as we've previously discussed.
The state of Maryland actually tried to outlaw the listing of
landlords as additional insured on renters policies a few years back.
Not exact matches
By being
additional insured, the
landlord is given protection similar to if he were a named
insured on your renters policy.That's all well and good
as far
as damages to other people go, but there's a serious problem here.
Your
landlord,
as additional insured, would generally be barred from making a claim under your liability coverage.
With
additional insured status for the
landlord, or without subrogation
as a remedy, the same process becomes a significant risk.
The renters insurance lease clause will generally require you to have a policy that covers at least a certain amount of liability,
insures everyone in the household, and lists the
landlord or their agent
as additional interest so that they'll be notified if the policy cancels, lapses, or otherwise does not remain in force.
A
landlord being listed
as additional insured can bring trouble if you need to collect under a tenant's liability coverage.
Not only can your
landlord legally require you to have renter's insurance
as part of the lease agreement, but your
landlord may require you to include him or her in the policy
as an «
additional insured» or a «secondary
insured.»
Einhorn Insurance also suggests you tell the
landlord they can be listed
as an
Additional Insured on the policy.
It means that when your
landlord's insurance carrier subrogates and tries to collect that money they paid out from the responsible party, you're personally on the hook for it because your
landlord doesn't have a claim against your liability coverage,
as additional insured.
Make sure to list the
landlord as additional interest on your renters insurance, not
as additional insured.
By being
additional insured, the
landlord is given protection similar to if he were a named
insured on your renters policy.That's all well and good
as far
as damages to other people go, but there's a serious problem here.
What will it mean to you
as a
landlord when Maryland outlaws
additional insured status for
landlords?
Some liability policies include language that automatically covers certain parties, such
as landlords,
as additional insureds.
With
additional insured status for the
landlord, or without subrogation
as a remedy, the same process becomes a significant risk.
Since your
landlord is now on the policy
as an
additional insured party, liability coverage wouldn't respond to damages done to him.
If your negligence causes a fire and your
landlord is an
additional insured, they likely won't be able to collect under your liability coverage because they're a party to the policy
as additional insured.
It's best to specify this requirement in the lease and to have the renter name you, the
landlord,
as an
additional insured person on their policy.
Because of these
additional coverages, and since rental properties are riskier to
insure in general,
landlord insurance policies typically cost
as much
as 25 % more than their homeowners insurance counterparts.
A
landlord being listed
as additional insured can bring trouble if you need to collect under a tenant's liability coverage.
The renters insurance lease clause will generally require you to have a policy that covers at least a certain amount of liability,
insures everyone in the household, and lists the
landlord or their agent
as additional interest so that they'll be notified if the policy cancels, lapses, or otherwise does not remain in force.
I believe the guidance of most here is to require the tenant to provide proof of an insurance policy @ move - in, and name the
landlord as an «
additional insured» on that policy.