Homeowner's Insurance
Protection For Your Most Valuable Asset
Farmers Insurance Homeowners policies are simply unmatched. From our premier Next Gen policy to the new Smart Plan Home policies, you can be assured you have the coverage you need and are not paying for coverage you don't. This means a better policy for a better price.
Protect what matters most with a home insurance policy you can tailor to your life. Homeowners insurance is there to help you ease the financial burden of repairing or rebuilding your home and replacing your belongings after commonplace disasters — a fire, lightning strike, tornado or even a break-in. It also can help cover your costs in a lawsuit over an injury — if, say, your dog bites a guest or your tree damages your neighbor’s car.
24/7 protection
When the roof leaks at 3am, or a tree falls through the garage, our award-winning Farmers Claim Services is here! We’re ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to process your claim, guide you through the process, and get you back to normal quickly.
control
Register your policy and get complete control over your home coverage. View, manage, change, and update your policy online, and from almost any device.
options
We know that Home can mean a lot of things to different people. That's why Farmers offers Home Insurance products for a wide variety of homes, like Traditional Homes, Condos, Mobile Homes, Specialty Homes, and Renters.
What does homeowners insurance cover?
A standard homeowners insurance policy covers damage to your home and your property caused by various perils covered by the policy. Typical home insurance policies cover damage caused by:
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An aircraft, car or other vehicle
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Explosions
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Falling objects
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Fire and smoke
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Lightning strikes
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Theft
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Vandalism and malicious mischief
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Some types of water damage
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The weight of ice, snow and sleet
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Windstorms and hail
What are the types of homeowners insurance?
In most states, standard homeowners insurance policies provide four main types of coverage.
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Dwelling coverage helps you pay for repairs or rebuilding your home if it’s damaged or destroyed.
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Personal property coverage helps you pay the costs of fixing or replacing your belongings if they’re damaged.
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Liability coverage helps you protect your financial assets if you’re at fault for an injury or property damage.
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Additional living expenses coverage helps you pay for rent, food and other increased costs if you have to live somewhere else while your home is being repaired.
Learn more about other types of home insurance coverage that may be right for you.
What coverage is required or suggested in my state?
Home insurance is not required by law, but if you have a mortgage, your lender can require you to have insurance until the loan is paid off. And there are other reasons to insure your home. If your home is damaged or destroyed in a disaster (think: tornado, kitchen fire, hailstorm), insurance can help you pay to repair or replace your home and belongings. Liability coverage in a homeowners policy also helps you protect your personal assets from costly lawsuits if you are sued and found responsible for damage or injury to others.
How much homeowners insurance do I need?
One way to estimate how much home insurance you might need: multiply the total square footage of your home by per-square-foot building costs in your area. (A local real estate agent, contractor or builders’ association should be able to give you a ballpark amount of local building costs.)
In addition to estimating the cost to rebuild your home, consider how much it will cost to:
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Replace your belongings
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Defray additional living expenses if you can’t live in your home
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Protect your financial assets if you are sued
A Farmers® agent can discuss other aspects that may factor into the amount of coverage you choose.