A Guide to Understanding Homeowners Insurance

A Guide to Understanding Homeowners Insurance

Looking to get a handle on your current home owners insurance policy or wondering how to go about setting up a home owners policy and need direction?
Well the Wall Street Journal and Yahoo have come together to give you some guidance on this topic in a brief but informative article found here.
Palmetto Moon Insurance is in the business of customizing every customer’s policy to the specific needs of their property and their concerns. Our agents are all local to the Charleston area and understand what it’s like to be a
Lowcountry homeowner. Let us at Palmetto Moon know if we can help you protect your home.

Family of Five Benefits from Streamlining Policies

This busy Daniel Island Park family was spending over $15,000 a year for multiple policies including homeowners, auto, valuables, and umbrella. Palmetto Moon placed their coverage with an A-rated carrier and garnered savings for the family worth almost $5,000. Now all policies have the same renewal date and carrier, and these parents have one (or four or five) less things to keep track of.

Newlyweds Consolidate Multiple Policies

A recently married couple on Daniel Island brought more than just two sets of plates to their new home together! They each had separate auto and homeowners policies and a separate policy on her engagement ring. Not only were they not taking advantage of discounts of multiple policies, but they also had to deal with the hassle of several unrelated policies with different renewal dates and terms. Palmetto Moon was able to organize new policies for the couple into one package, saving the couple $2,011.32 annually—and a lot of headaches!

Saving Money on Flood Coverage

Saving Money on Flood Coverage

A homeowner of an historic house in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, previously had $300,000 in coverage on his building with a $1,000 deductible and a premium of $4,803. Considering the house had been in good condition for two hundred years and had never experienced any flooding over that time, Palmetto Moon suggested the homeowner raise the deductible. Now the home has $300,000 in coverage with a $50,000 deductible and a premium of only $2,490. That’s a savings for the homeowner of $2,313 a year. If any flood damage should occur for the first time in two hundred years, the homeowner could pay for minor damage out of pocket from the savings he’s making from his new insurance plan.

Reducing a Homeowner’s Premium by $1,245 a Year

Reducing a Homeowner’s Premium by $1,245 a Year

A homeowner had a premium of $6,693.90 financed at 22.2% APR, for a total annual payment of $7,031.87. With help from Palmetto Moon, the homeowner now has a premium of $5,585.14 financed at 12.26% with a total annual payment of $5,786.43. Without financing the homeowner will be saving $1,108.76 a year and with financing saving $1,245.44 a year.