The moral clause seeks to reduce losses through the encouragement of presence, condition, interest and desirability of a property. This benefits the owner and the local community. By requiring the owner to maintain the property in a condition that avoids bad or decreased morale.
An insurance company cannot take an existing policy and change it against the group policyholder's permission. They can add an exclusion or remove exclusions. They cannot do anything that violates state and Federal Laws. If you buy a basic plan that covers xyz and they remove z without telling you and charge the same prices then that insurance company would need to be reported to the State Insurance Commissioner.
Yes, Mortgage Finance Companies require that Your Home Hazard Insurance Policy be in place before you can close the sale.
It's referencing your House insurance. Homeowners insurance is also known as a Home Hazard Insurance Policy.
Insurance companies' sources of funds are primarily policy premiums.
Why would you want to? You would pay twice as much and if there is a claim the insurance companies will split the cost of the payment. It is illegal for you to attempt to profit for a loss on an insurance policy.
No, not normally unless that tree is a hazard to the insured structure. Tree trimming, maintenance and removal of trees and shrubs are a normal part of your landscape maintenance and are not covered by your homeowners Insurance policy. Some companies will offer additional coverage for a premium that provides for tree removal even when not a hazard but it is usually added as an endorsement to the policy.
Only your Insurance Companies own website will give you access to your auto insurance policy.
It is very rare that an insurer would cancel your policy after a single claim unless the insurer determines that the claim was the result of some severe negligence or a persistent moral hazard such as lack of maintenance. Multiple claims however are another matter. Excessive claims activity usually will result in the companies reassessment of the risk factors associated with a homeowners insurance policy.
There are so many companies that offer cheap insurance. The best cheap insurance companies are Geico and Progressive and you can complete your policy online with these companies.
It is the Homeowners responsibility to provide property hazard insurance under the terms of your mortgage. If the Mortgage company has to purchase it for you then it means your already in violation of your Home Finance Contract and subject to default.
Some companies specifically excluse this. Check your policy for details.
You already answered your own question. If the house is worth 300K, then you buy hazard insurance on the home for 300k. It would be unlawfull (insurance Fraud) to over-insure your property.
No, not all insurance companies require that you take a physical in order to get a policy. One such example is GEICO and Allstate.