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Insuring A Second Home California

If you own a second home, insurance for it is just as important, if not more important, than insurance for your first home. And though home insurance and contents insurance for a second hom can be costly, there are ways to secure your second home and lower the cost of your insurance

Local Companies

APPLE CARE INSURANCE SERVICES
(714) 443-4510
6131 Orangethorpe Ave., #280
Anaheim, CA

BEN-E-LECT
(888) 886-7973
P.O. Box 7809
Anaheim, CA

Barragan Insurance Agency
916-984-9320
90 Blue Ravine Road Suite 74
Folsom, CA

Rich Tatro Insurance Agency
707-745-2886
1090 Adams St.
Benicia, CA

Aflac
(714) 991-4855
520 N. Dwyer Drive
Anaheim, CA

STATE FARM INSURANCE AGENCY
(714) 635-8000
401 N. Brookhurst St., Suite 100
Anaheim, CA

Eureka Insurance Services
951-587-8982
31988 Calle Elenita
Temecula, CA

JC Morgan Insurance Services
707-571-1210
131-A Stony Circle
Santa Rosa, CA

Farmers Insurance Rod Galloway Agency
(619) 659-0116
2271 Alpine Blvd Ste A
Alpine, CA

ERICA RUIZ STATE FARM AGENCY
(714) 772-3838
1472 S. Euclid Street
Anaheim, CA

If you are lucky enough to own a second home in which you spend the weekends or holidays, then you will of course need to take out home contents insurance to cover the possessions within it just as you do your main home. However when it comes to insuring a holiday home it is of course more expensive, this is due to the fact that for a large amount of time the home is not being lived in and so is deemed as a bigger risk. However there are steps you can take to lower the amount that you have to pay for your premium.

The biggest reason why it costs more to insure a second home is the fact that you are not residing in it and as such for a large part of the time it is standing empty, which means there is more chance of it getting broken into. Steps you can take to remedy this and to bring down the premium include fitting the latest security features to the home. The better protected the property is, then the lower the risk and the cheaper the premium.

Installing the latest alarms which are listed with many insurers can go a long way to making sure your property is secure to the standard listed with insurers.

Other security features which can lower your home contents insurance include installing smoke detectors; doors and window alarms and locks; and making sure your property is totally enclosed by fencing. Insurers believe that the security in and around your home make a 30% difference between it being targeted by thieves and not bring targeted.

If your second home is in a neighborhood watch area or you have a house sitter or at least someone who can check on your property on a daily basis then this too can reduce the quote for the insurance on your second home.

When looking for insurance for your holiday home then the best way to purchase it is by doing so via a specialist broker. This will allow you to get the best quote for your circumstances.

Companies do vary in what they offer and especially in what is included or not in the policy for the amount that you are asked to pay

About the Author:

David Thomson is Chief Executive of BestDealInsurance (http://www.bestdealinsurance.co.uk) an independent specialist broker dedicated to providing their clients with the best deal on their home, motor and life insurance.

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