{"id":427,"date":"2019-11-27T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=427"},"modified":"2019-11-21T13:12:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T19:12:26","slug":"home-insurance-what-it-really-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/home-insurance-what-it-really-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Insurance:  What it Really Covers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you purchase a new home, you&rsquo;re making a financial investment.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s an investment that you need to protect with the right insurance.&nbsp; Of course, homeowners&rsquo; insurance protects if there is a fire or damage from severe weather but it does so much more.&nbsp; The team at Cross Creek Insurance works with homeowners in the Hope Hills, NC area so they understand the challenges they face.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Consumers often don&rsquo;t realize how much protection their homeowners&rsquo; policy provides.&nbsp; Yes, it provides coverage for storm and fire damage allowing you to recover more quickly but the protection goes even further.&nbsp; A policy will also cover all personal items and furniture in the home.&nbsp; This can even include some items that are damaged or stolen when you are not at home.&nbsp; If a laptop, for example, is stolen, it will still be covered.&nbsp; Additionally, policies include liability coverage so that the homeowner is protected if someone is injured on the property.&nbsp; For instance, if someone slips by the pool and the homeowner is deemed negligent, the policy will cover the injured person&rsquo;s medical bills.&nbsp; It will also cover legal fees if they decide to sue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Home insurance policies also protect any structures on the property such as outbuildings, sheds or pergolas.&nbsp; Any structures, such as fencing or gazebos, can also be covered.&nbsp; This level of protection for homeowners is extensive but it&rsquo;s also important to understand the things that are not covered.&nbsp; Homeowner&#8217;s policies do not cover flooding events in most cases.&nbsp; For instance, if a water heater fails and floods a hallway, that will be covered.&nbsp; If there are heavy rains and the home floods, that won&rsquo;t be covered.&nbsp; A separate flood insurance policy is needed if the home is at risk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At Cross Creek Insurance, our team works with homeowners throughout the Hope Hills, NC area to get the right coverage for their property.&nbsp; Come in today to visit with the agents and get a quote.&nbsp; Now is the time to protect your investment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you purchase a new home, you&rsquo;re making a financial investment.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s an investment that you need to protect with the right insurance.&nbsp; Of course, homeowners&rsquo; insurance protects if there is a fire or damage from severe weather but it does so much more.&nbsp; The team at Cross Creek Insurance works with homeowners in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[145,146],"class_list":["post-427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance","tag-cross-creek-insurance","tag-hope-hills-nc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427\/revisions\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}