A personal liability, or umbrella, policy pays liability limits above those you can get on your homeowners or other basic liability policy. If you are thinking of buying a personal liability policy, begin by finding out the maximum amount of personal liability your homeowners policy provides. Make sure you coordinate the liability limits so that the umbrella policy covers any liability claim in excess of the amount your basic policy will pay, up to the maximum limits of the policy.

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Personal umbrella insurance is a personal liability policy that kicks after your other insurances have been exhausted. If you are sued for $1 million for a car accident and your auto insurance will only pay up to $300k, your personal umbrella policy will pay the remaining sum (assuming your umbrella policy is large enough).

Umbrella policies set on top of personal liability insurance policies. Normally your homeowners policy provides this type of coverage . the umbrella policy should follow the coverage of the personal liability . It may or may not provide coverage for volunteer positions as policies are different from state to state and company to company. You need to consult your personal agent to review you current poliicy to make sure your policy provides the coverage that you are asking about

similar - umbrella usually a personal lines excess coverage. excess liability policy could be anything. Both are designed to provide another layer of protection over and above the underlying policy(ies)