{"id":49,"date":"2025-05-30T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/?p=49"},"modified":"2025-05-28T14:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:15:55","slug":"what-questions-should-first-time-homeowners-ask-when-buying-homeowners-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/what-questions-should-first-time-homeowners-ask-when-buying-homeowners-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"What Questions Should First-Time Homeowners Ask When Buying Homeowners&#8217; Insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For homeowners in Scotia, NY, who have never purchased homeowners&#8217; insurance, understanding what questions to ask when researching can be quite confusing. Discussing your policy options with our agents at Rowledge &amp; Falvo Insurance Agency will help clear up any confusion.<\/p>\n<h2>What To Ask About Homeowners&#8217; Insurance<\/h2>\n<p>Navigating through all that buying a homeowners&#8217; insurance policy offers comes with a lot of questions that help narrow down what type of coverage is needed for your new home. You&#8217;ll want to determine the type of policy you need.<\/p>\n<p>What are the policy&#8217;s coverage limits?<\/p>\n<p>Due to the home&#8217;s location, does the policy cover events that damage the home, such as inclement weather, which includes hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes, which require a separate policy and\/or additional coverage?<\/p>\n<p>Is flood insurance required?<\/p>\n<p>Is water damage due to a broken pipe, broken water heater, sewer backup, or faulty sump pump included?<\/p>\n<p>Are any discounts available, such as the installation of a security system, smoke detectors, or storm shutters?<\/p>\n<p>Can you bundle homeowners and auto insurance to lessen the cost of the premium?<\/p>\n<p>On your property, are there any features that could be considered a liability? This includes swimming pools (above or below ground), a trampoline, a swing set, for example.<\/p>\n<p>Should you also include umbrella insurance coverage in case of a situation that could exceed your policy&#8217;s limits?<\/p>\n<p>Does the homeowners&#8217; policy insure your home for its replacement cost or for its current value?<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Rowledge &amp; Falvo Insurance Agency<\/h2>\n<p>Scotia residents who have bought their first home can rely on us at Rowledge &amp; Falvo Insurance Agency to guide them through these questions, and more, so they can enjoy peace of mind knowing they have the answers and the policy they need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For homeowners in Scotia, NY, who have never purchased homeowners&#8217; insurance, understanding what questions to ask when researching can be quite confusing. Discussing your policy options with our agents at Rowledge &amp; Falvo Insurance Agency will help clear up any confusion. What To Ask About Homeowners&#8217; Insurance Navigating through all that buying a homeowners&#8217; insurance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[22,14,13],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance","tag-homeowners-insurance","tag-rowledge-falvo-insurance-agency","tag-scotia-ny"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rowledge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}