Will my home insurance policy pay to fix a broken sewer line?

(old broken sewer line, considered to be a maintenance issue)

It s always a devastating experience to have a sewer break take place with your home.  It is not only inconvenient, troublesome, but expensive.  As an insurance agent I get a lot of questions, this is one of the most common questions I get.  Not only is this true of homeowners, it is true with commercial lines as well.  “Will my insurance policy pay for a broken sewer line?”  To give a short answer to this questions, no and yes.

Sewer backup coverage only covers the damage due to a sewer backing up.  For example, the pipe clogs towards the middle or towards the street on your sewer line, causing sewage and water to back up in your house and small flooding, the insurance will pay for the damage caused from the sewer backup.

What decides if a insurance company will pay for a broken sewer line, all depends on the condition of the pipe and how old it is.  If the sewer line breaks due to it being old, and it needs to be replaced, then the insurance company is not going to pay out anything.  Insurance companies don’t pay for maintenance, they only pay for accidental and sudden losses.

The industry rarely pays out on this type of incident. The only time they were to possibly consider, is if its not due to a warranty issue, and the line must be up to date and new. Even then, there is more than likely no coverage. For Example: an insurance company will not pay out on a 50 year old clay line, that broke due to natural wear and tear and its at the end of its life use.

Please contact us with any questions, we can write insurance in 45 states.  Feel free to leave comments.

Wedding Insurance, Why It Is So Important.

  • Your Wedding is probably one of the most important dates in you life. There are all kinds of things that you need to prepare for. You have the rehearsal, you have food and catering, the brides dress, and the grooms suit. But one of your most important things is actually your wedding insurance. For your wedding should be worry free.

The biggest risk at a wedding is alcohol. Most of the time, alcohol is being served at weddings. As we all know people become a lot different after a couple of drinks, or even some times drunk. There are always safety nets you can put in to prevent alcohol related accidents. Such as providing transportation for the way home, or even offering a hotel room to all of your guests. But still at the end, alcohol related accidents happen to much.

A couple of examples of incidents that could occur during or after your weeding are; a person gets to intoxicated and drives home from your wedding. The person gets in at-fault accident and seriously hurts someone else. The next day later you find out, that they got into an accident leaving your wedding. A week after your getting find out, your getting sued by the third party they hurt. Another incident could be, after both of you leave the after party(groom and bride), your buddy Johnny gets into a fist fight with another guest because he’s drunk. A week later your getting sued by that guest that got injured by Johnny.  Ultimately, they say the groom and brides wedding after party, was to irresponsible with serving alcohol.

Before the weeding you were smart enough to purchase One of Our Travelers Wedding Insurance Packages and you are covered for all of this. Lets see the highlights of this program.

Cancellation and other wedding insurance coverages

The Wedding Protector Plan® offers quality wedding insurance at an affordable price, underwritten by Travelers.

Wedding insurance can offer the following coverages for your special day.

Special Event Liability Insurance

Affordable, no deductible Wedding Insurance

Liability Insurance is an optional coverage and can be added as an endorsement on to your Special Event Insurance Policy. It offers you protection in the case of an incident from an event you host including to add liquor liability insurance.

Camp Operators Insurance | Get A Free Business Insurance Quote

Camp Operators Insurance Program

Camp operations is one of the most fun and experiential things that children, family and friends can experience. They learn skills and learn to build social skills. On the other side there are many risks involved with camps. That is why create a uniquely designed insurance policy to fulfill a wide range of special needs for the Camp Operators or Owners. We help protect camps from the “unknowns”.

Our Business Owners Policies Go Above And Beyond The Industry Standard

We pride ourselves with our company’s insurance products. We know our policies have comprehensive coverage which most insurance policies do not have.  Take a look a break down of coverages we offer.

  • General Liability
  • Building
  • Business Property
  • Inventory Coverage
  • Special Equipment Coverage
  • Loss Of Business Income
  • Excess/Umbrella Liability
  • Workman’s Compensation
  • Commercial Auto Insurance
  • Employee Dishonesty
  • Accounts Receivable
  • and more!

For more details on our Business Owners Policies, Please Click Here.

Our Companies Claims Process Is Excellent

We only write insurance with companies that have an excellent claims process. A claim can be complicated, but our companies will treat you fair and keep the process as simple as possible.

Personalized Service

Our agency is family based and understands insurance. You will work one-one-one with an experienced agent who will find a policy that best fits your business needs. We believe in “good old-fashioned customer service”.

Get A Free Business Insurance Quote

Please contact us during normal business hours at 1-888-270-0995. Or use our quick form and we will contact you right away. You will work with a licensed experienced agent, who will work with you, to get a free competitive quote.

Hotel & Motel Insurance Through Philadelphia Insurance

As you have been seeing, I have been going over a lot of programs, that we write through Philadelphia Insurance. They have a full line of great commercial and business insurance products. One of them being motel and hotel insurance. Philadelphia Insurance Companies specializes in the Hotel Industry. We understand how to provide a flexible and comprehensive insurance program for risks all across the United States. Lets take a look at the product they offer for hospitality. All information was provided through phly’s website.

Benefits of the Program

  • Crime, Boiler, and all property coverages under one policy
  • Coverage is included for guest personal property, foundations, underground pipes, flues, drains, and retaining walls that are not a part of the building, bridges, roadways, walkways, patios, and other paved surfaces
  • Owned automobiles including airport shuttle vehicles
  • Liquor Liability
  • Directors & Officers Coverage Available

10 Reason’s Why to Choose Phly:

1. One of the broadest property enhancement forms in the industry. This coverage includes but
is not limited to: Property Off Premises, Fire Department Service Charge, Food Spoilage,
Valuable Papers, Accounts Receivable, Debris Removal, Sewer and Drain Back-up and
Ordinance or Law, Alternative Key System, Reservation System, and Credit Card Slips
2. One stop shopping for all your insurance needs. Property, Equipment Breakdown, Inland
Marine, Crime, General Liability, Professional Liability, Abuse and Molestation, and
Automobile coverage bundled into one convenient policy
3. Ultimate Cover – broad proprietary property coverage form including Flood and Earthquake
where available
4. Blanket limits with agreed value (no coinsurance) available
5. Garagekeeper’s Liability coverage available
6. Liquor Liability coverage available in most states
7. Automobile coverage available for hotel passenger vans, including airport shuttles
8. Hotel guest inconvenience coverage available
9. Guest personal property coverage included
10. Interest-free installments available for accounts that generate at least $2,000 in premium

Bed and Breakfast Product:

Whether you run a cozy bed & breakfast in Colorado, or a country inn in Wyoming, we can offer you the best insurance coverage to fit your needs.

This insurance program focuses on facilities located in resort and destination locations, such as ski towns and national and state park communities. Target risks provide guest lodging for an average of 2-3 nights, and in addition to providing breakfast might offer restaurant and bar facilities or recreational activities to their patrons. Frame, unprotected property is expected.

Coverage We Offer:

General Liability
• Comprehensive General Liability – Limits to
$1,000,000 each occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate
• Premises Liability
• Personal Injury Liability
• Employee Benefits Liability
• Liquor Liability coverage available
• General Liability Deluxe endorsement for hotels includes
coverage for general aggregate per location, several
types of additional insureds and reservations and
wake-up service liability
Property
• Blanket limits with large in-house capacity
• Ultimate Cover – broad proprietary property coverage
form including Flood and Earthquake where available
• Able to provide Crime, Boiler, and all
Property coverages under one policy
• No separate form needed for computer property, this
coverage is included under the personal property limit
• Coverage is included for foundations, underground pipes,
flues and drains, retaining walls that are not a part of
the building, bridges, roadways, walks, patios and
other paved surfaces
• Automatic coverages, including, but not limited to arson
reward, contract penalty clause, excavation and
landscaping, fire sprinklered or burglar alarm upgrade,
new construction, accounts receivable, and guest
personal property
• Elite Property Enhancement Endorsement includes
coverage for Emergency Vacating Expenses,
Automated External Defibrillators, Alternative Key
System, Hotel Guest Inconvenience Expense,
Credit Card Slips and Guest Personal Property
Automobile
• Owned auto including airport shuttle vehicles
• Non-owned auto
• Hired auto
Crime and Fidelity
• Money and Securities
• Money Orders and Counterfeit Paper Currency
• Employee Dishonesty
Umbrella/Excess Liability
• Large Excess Limits available
Bell Endorsement
• Includes $50,000 limits each for Business Travel
Accident Benefit, Donation Assurance, Emergency Real Estate
Consulting Fee, Identity Theft Expense, Image Restoration
and Counseling, Key Individual Replacement Expenses,
Kidnap Expense, Terrorism Travel Reimbursement, Workplace
Violence Counseling. $25,000 limits for each Conference
Cancellation, Fundraising Event Blackout, Political Unrest
($5,000 per employee), Temporary Meeting Space
Reimbursement and $1,500 Travel Delay Reimbursement
Crisis Management Enhancement Endorsement
• $25,000 limit for crisis management emergency response
expenses incurred because of an incident giving rise to a “crisis”

Please contact us for any questions or a quote.

Shooting Range Insurance | Get A Free Business Insurance Quote

Shooting Range Insurance Program

Let us build a unique insurance policy for your shooting range. We offer an industry leading product. We can insure all operations including rifle, pistol, shotgun or bow ranges. We can also cover sporting clay facilities.

Work with one of our agents and get a superior insurance policy, that no other agency can offer. Our agents are licensed and understand insurance.

Operations We Insure

  • Indoor/Outdoor
  • Pistol Ranges
  • Shotgun Ranges
  • Rifle Ranges
  • Bow Ranges
  • Clay Facilities
  • and more!

Our Business Owners Policies Go Above And Beyond The Industry Standard

We pride ourselves with our company’s insurance products. We know our policies have comprehensive coverage which most insurance policies do not have.  Take a look a break down of coverages we offer.

  • General Liability
  • Building
  • Business Property
  • Inventory Coverage
  • Product Liability
  • Special Equipment Coverage
  • Loss Of Business Income
  • Excess/Umbrella Liability
  • Workman’s Compensation
  • Commercial Auto Insurance
  • Employee Dishonesty
  • Accounts Receivable
  • and more!

For more details on our Business Owners Policies, Please Click Here.

Our Companies Claims Process Is Excellent

We only write insurance with companies that have an excellent claims process. A claim can be complicated, but our companies will treat you fair and keep the process as simple as possible.

Personalized Service

Our agency is family based and understands insurance. You will work one-one-one with an experienced agent who will find a policy that best fits your business needs. We believe in “good old-fashioned customer service”.

Get A Free Business Insurance Quote

Please contact us during normal business hours at 1-888-270-0995. Or use our quick form and we will contact you right away. You will work with a licensed experienced agent, who will work with you, to get a free competitive quote.

Why Should A Business Take Out Commercial Builders Risk Coverage

In the Commercial Builders Risk Coverage Form and Policy, the insurer determines the value of the covered building at actual cash value at the time of loss.  Coverage is provided on buildings and structures while under construction.  It provides protection during the process of construction but terminates either 90 days after completion or 60 days after any structure is occupied in whole or in part.

The coverage is written on a Completed Value Form with a Reporting Form Endorsement available.  The form is written equivalent to 100% coinsurance.

If you have a Commercial Property, make sure you have Commercial Builders Risk Coverage insurance.

Why are they non-renewing my commercial insurance?

Commercial property insurance are unique policies, but the one I am covering today is a 2 plex rental property and a 8 plex apartment building. Recently, my clients policy was set up for non-renewal. Now this not may seem like a big deal, but it actually is.

The reason it was non-renwed, was not following up on insurance recommendations, after a property inspection. The recommendation was to hire a contractor to see if necessary repairs had to be done at the edge of the roof, at the duplex. Well, to put it simply, they didn’t hire a contractor and did not follow up with the insurance company. Now the policy is set up for non-renewal, due to not completing recommendations by the insurance company. Also, the company has every right, du to the fact in Colorado, you must keep the property in good enough condition, and to also protect it from loss.

The issue now is finding a new insurance company. Because most companies ask if insurance has been cancelled, denied or non-renwed for any reason. You have to say yes, else it could be considered insurance fraud. This immediately throws up a red flag for the underwriter. In most cases, the insurance company is going to deny the new business, because the insured did not follow up on recommendations from the insurance company. So whats going to stop them form not taking care of the property with the new insurance company?

So point being, take care of your properties….

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