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Home insurance
Your home is probably your most important asset. To protect not just your home, but also its contents is very essential.

With this in mind HDFC ERGO has designed a Home Insurance Policy to ensure that you benefit from affordable coverage for your property and possessions against any eventuality. The policy provides protection for your property and all its priceless possessions under a single policy.

Key Benefits:
Protection for both your home and its contents
Low cost optional cover for burglary, including theft and larceny
Premium discount upto 15% available for security features
Minimum documentation required for this policy
Coverage :
The policy covers *:-
  Fire and Special Perils:-
    Building(section I) and Contents(Section IA)
Covers the structure of your home and contents against -
  1. Fire, lightning, explosion / implosion, aircraft damage
  2. Riot strike, malicious and terrorist damages
  3. Bursting and overflowing of water tanks, apparatus, pipes
  4. Storm, cyclone, typhoon, tempest, hurricane, tornado, flood and inundation
  5. Earthquake, volcanic eruption and other convulsions of nature
  6. Impact damage by rail / road vehicle and animals
  7. Subsidence and landslide, including rockslide
  8. Missile testing operations
  9. Leakage from automatic sprinkler installations
  10. Bush fire

Sum Insured
The sum insured for the house is based on the reinstatement value. This is the reconstruction cost of the house in the event of any loss / damage due to any of the insured events covered under this policy.

The reconstruction value for your house is determined by the construction cost. This, however, would not include the cost of land. The reconstruction cost is based on two parameters as mentioned below:-
1. Built-up area of the house (Square Feet)
2. Cost of construction in your area / locality

  Burglary and Housebreaking including Larceny and Theft (Section II) - Contents (as defined by Indian Penal Code)
You can insure the contents of your home against loss due to burglary, attempted burglary and/or break-ins. Jewellery kept in a locked safe within the home premises will also be covered, if stolen.

Sum Insured
It is the same for contents under Section I A Fire and Special Perils and Section II Burglary and Theft.

The sum insured for contents / valuables is based on the market value.

You could cover a host of household items like electronic equipments, furniture and furnishings, jewellery, clothes etc.

Premium

Section IA:
Fire and Special Perils Cover
Section IB:
Contents
Section II:
Burglary and Theft Cover
Sum Insured(in Rs.)
Premium(in Rs.)
Sum Insured(in Rs.)
Premium(in Rs.)
Sum Insured(in Rs.)
Premium(in Rs.)
500000
393
100000
79
100000
270
750000
590
150000
118
150000
404
1000000
787
200000
157
200000
539
1250000
983
250000
197
250000
674
1500000
1180
300000
236
300000
809
1750000
1376
350000
275
350000
944
2000000
1573
400000
315
400000
1079
2250000
1770
450000
354
450000
1213
2500000
1966
500000
393
500000
1348
2750000
2163
550000
433
550000
1483
3000000
2360
600000
472
600000
1618
3500000
2753
650000
511
650000
1753
4000000
3146
700000
551
700000
1888
4500000
3539
750000
590
750000
2022
4750000
3736
800000
629
800000
2157
5000000
3933

Exclusions **
Willful destruction of property
Loss or damage caused by depreciation or wear and tear and consequential loss of any kind
Loss or damage, directly or indirectly, caused by or arising from or in consequence of or contributed to by nuclear weapons material and/or ionizing radiations
Loss or damage, whether arising directly or indirectly from any consequences of war, invasion, act of foreign enemy, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection military or usurped power or civil commotion or loot or pillage in connection therewith.

* This content is descriptive only. Actual coverage is subject to the language of policy issued.

** These are illustrative exclusions. For a detailed list, kindly refer to the policy wordings.

Disclaimer :
Please note that HDFC Bank is a corporate agent of HDFC ERGO. The Contract of insurance is between HDFC ERGO and the Insured only and HDFC Bank is not a party to the said contract. Participation by customer to buy insurance policy is purely voluntary. Insurance is the subject matter of the solicitation. For more details on coverage, terms and conditions, please read the policy document carefully before conducting a sale.

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