Insurance and Risk for Individuals

Insurance and Risk
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The renter's insurance is a policy that provides various benefits of the homeowner's insurance. However, it does not offer coverage to the structure except for specific changes that the tenant might decide to make on the structure. The insurance covers the owner's property against specified perils such as theft, vandalism, and fire. Besides, it pays the incurred expenses in a case where the home has become inhabitable. There are various reasons why some people may choose to purchase it while others choose not to.
The fact that the renter's policy was developed to protect the losses of the property rather than ensure the dwelling makes it relatively cheaper as compared to the homeowner's policy. Therefore, most of the low-income earners choose to pay for it since they can barely affor...