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Property
insurance
Property insurance
provides protection
against most risks
to property, such as
fire, theft and some
weather damage. This
includes specialized
forms of insurance
such as fire
insurance, flood
insurance,
earthquake
insurance, home
insurance or boiler
insurance. Property
is insured in two
main ways - open
perils and named
perils. Open perils
cover all the causes
of loss not
specifically
excluded in the
policy. Common
exclusions on open
peril policies
include damage
resulting from
earthquakes, floods,
nuclear incidents,
acts of terrorism
and war. Named
perils require the
actual cause of loss
to be listed in the
policy for insurance
to be provided. The
more common named
perils include such
damage causing
events as fire,
lightning, explosion
and theft.
Fire Insurance in
India
Fire insurance
business in India is
governed by the All
India Fire Tariff
that lays down the
terms of coverage,
the premium rates
and the conditions
of the Fire Policy.
The fire insurance
policy has been
renamed as Standard
Fire and Special
Perils Policy. The
risks covered are as
follows:
Dwellings, Offices,
Shops, Hospitals
Located outside the
compounds of
industrial/manufacturing
risks) Industrial /
Manufacturing Risks
Utilities located
outside
industrial/manufacturing
risks Machinery and
Accessories Storage
Risks outside the
compound of
industrial risks
Tank farms / Gas
holders located
outside the compound
of industrial risks
Perils Covered-
Cause of Loss
Fire Lightning
Explosion/Implosion
Aircraft damage
Riot, Strike
Terrorism Storm,
Flood, inundation
Impact damage
Subsidence ,
landslide Bursting
or overflowing of
tanks Bush fire etc.
Claims In the event
of a fire loss
covered under the
fire insurance
policy, the Insured
shall immediately
give notice there of
to the insurance
company. Within 15
days of the
occurrence of such
loss the Insured
should submit a
claim in writing
giving the details
of damages and their
estimated values.
Details of other
insurances on the
same property should
also be declared.
- Courtesy Wikipedia
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