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Q: If you have mortgage are you required to have homeowner's insurance?
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Does homeowners insurance pay your mortgage if you become disabled?

Homeowners insurance does not cover your mortgage if you become disabled. You would need to obtain mortgage protection insurance for that.


Is homeowners ins required when homeowner dies and home is left to children and home is empty?

There is no legal requirement in the U.S.A. for homeowners insurance. If there is still a mortgage on the home though, insurance is almost certainly required by the mortgage contract, but this is a contractual obligation, not a legal requirement.


When is insurance required?

Insurance is needed every time there is an uncovered risk.For a vehicle anytime you have one registered in your name. For homeowners when you have a mortgage.


Does homeowners insurance cover your mortgage if you are laid off?

No. This is not what homeowners insurance is for. Homeowners insurance is to pay for physical damage to your home and contents.


Does homeowners insurance cover foreclosure?

No. Homeowners Insurance does not cover the owners default on a mortgage note.


What provides the funds needed for expenses such as property taxes homeowners insurance mortgage insurance?

Which of these provides the funds needed for expenses such as property taxes, homeowners insurance, mortgage insurance, etc.?


Do all states require a homeowner to carry homeowners insurance even afer a house is paid off?

No, Not a single one of them. There is no legal requirement in the U.S.A. for homeowners insurance. If there is still a mortgage on the home though, insurance is almost certainly required by the mortgage contract, but this is a contractual obligation, not a legal requirement.


Will Homeowners insurance reimburse for mortgage during renovation?

NO, your homeowners policy will cover 'additional living expenses' but will not cover your mortgage.


Does homeowners insurance pay off your mortgage if one of the homeowners dies?

No. For that kind of benefit you need mortgage insurance or a life insurance policy.No. For that kind of benefit you need mortgage insurance or a life insurance policy.No. For that kind of benefit you need mortgage insurance or a life insurance policy.No. For that kind of benefit you need mortgage insurance or a life insurance policy.


If you own your home do you still need insurance?

If you have paid off your mortgage and do not have a lien on the home you are not required to have insurance in most placed. But only a fool would not have basic homeowners insurance even if they were not required to. What if your home burns down?


When are you required to buy basic homeowners insurance by your mortgage company?

Virtually always. Any reputable company holding a mortgage on your house will require you to have homeowner's insurance, at least to the value of the mortgage. The only exception is for a mortgagee with sufficient assets to self-insure.


Will homeowner's mortgage insurance pay for failing drainage pipes under foundation?

Mortgage InsuranceNo, Mortgage Insurance is NOT Homeowners Insurance. Mortgage Insurance does not cover your home at all.Mortgage Insurance covers your finance note, not your home.