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Home insurance can cover losses to the structure and contents of your home from any natural or man-made calamity. The disasters that can be insured against are fire, earthquakes, storms, cyclones, tempests, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods or inundation, lightning strike, explosion, landslides, impact by vehicles or aircraft, and bursting or overflowing of water tanks and pipes.

Burglary cover. Loss due to burglary or an attempted robbery of valuables such as jewellery and silverware can also be covered.

Alternative accommodation. In case the family is forced to shift to an alternative accommodation because of an insured peril, the cost of the additional rent will be taken care of.

Breakdown of domestic appliances. Home insurance covers the breakdown of ACs, and refrigerators. If there is accidental electrical or mechanical failure of domestic appliances, losses that can be repaired will be settled by repaying repair cost without applying any depreciation by the insurance company. But items that are over 10 years old will not be insured.