HO 80 03 01 14: Homeowners' Form
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HOMEOWNERS FORM TABLE OF CONTENTS POLICY......................................................................... 1 SECTION I - CONDITIONS.........................................14 AGREEMENT................................................................1 SECTION I - HOW WE SETTLE LOSSES..................16 DEFINITIONS................................................................1 SECTION II - LIABILITY COVERAGE.........................18 Coverage E - Personal Liability..............................18 SECTION I - PROPERTY COVERAGE........................4 Coverage F - Medical Expense..............................18 Coverage A - Dwelling..............................................4 Coverage B - Other Structures.................................4 SECTION II - EXCLUSIONS.......................................18 Coverage C - Personal Property..............................4 Coverage D - Loss Of Use.......................................6 SECTION II - ADDITIONAL COVERAGE...................22 SECTION I - PERILS.....................................................6 SECTION II - CONDITIONS........................................23 SECTION I - EXCLUSIONS..........................................8 GENERAL CONDITIONS............................................24 SECTION I - ADDITIONAL COVERAGE....................11 POLICY This policy is a legal contract between you and us. Your policy consists of the DECLARATIONS, the HOMEOWNERS FORM, all ENDORSEMENTS, and your INSURANCE APPLICATION. The policy details the rights and duties of you and us. READ YOUR POLICY CAREFULLY. AGREEMENT We agree with you, in return for your premium payment, to insure you subject to all the terms of this policy. DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply throughout this policy’s a. value of damaged property; form and endorsements. Defined terms are in bold b. change in value of damaged property type and have the same meaning whether in the directly due to the loss; singular, plural, or any other form. c. cost to repair damaged property; or A. You and your mean a named insured shown in d. cost to replace damaged property; the Declarations or, if living in the same less a deduction that reflects depreciation, age, household: condition, and obsolescence at the time of 1. a named insured’s spouse; or loss. 2. a person who has entered into a domestic Actual cash value may be significantly less partnership or civil union with a named insured than replacement cost. if such partnership or union: 2. Bodily injury means physical injury, sickness, a. is recognized under the laws of the state in disease, or death of any person. It includes which a named insured resides; resulting loss of services, loss of consortium, b. grants equivalent rights and responsibilities and required care. to its members as those granted to a 3. Business means: spouse under state law; and a. a full-time, part-time, or occasional c. has been registered with or filed with the employment, trade, profession, or state or local government responsible for occupation; or recording such partnerships or unions. b. any other activity engaged in for money or B. We, us, and our mean the company shown in the any other type of revenue, except the Declarations that provides this insurance. following: C. In addition, we define these words and phrases: (1) volunteer activities for which the only 1. Actual cash value. This means the least of payment received is for expense the: incurred to perform the activity; HO 80 03 01 14 Page 1 of 25 (2) selling energy generated on the c. bathroom; and residence premises back to a public d. living spaces. utility; 10. Insured: (3) providing home day care services for a. This means: which no revenue is received, other (1) you; or than the mutual exchange of such (2) a household member who is: services; or (a) a relative; or (4) providing home day care services to a relative. (b) under the age of 21 and in your care or the care of a household 4. Current construction. member who is a relative. a. This means: b. This also means under Section II of this (1) methods and materials commonly policy: used by local building trades in (1) a person you give your permission to standard new construction to frame a have custody of or to use: structure that is of similar utility to your structure; and (a) a vehicle or watercraft covered by this policy; or (2) methods, materials, fixtures, parts, and finishes commonly used by local (b) an animal owned by an insured building trades in new construction to described in 10.a. above; finish the exterior and interior of a when such custody or use is not in the structure that are of similar quality course of any type of business and utility as those in your structure. activity. b. Current construction does not mean any (2) a person while working as a domestic additional costs to repair or replace employee of an insured described in antiquated or obsolete construction in your 10.a. above. structure with like kind and quality. Each person described above is a separate Current construction does not include insured under this policy. This does not the additional costs of: increase any limit in this policy. Each limit is (1) plaster over wood lath interior walls; the most we will pay for any loss or (2) stone foundations; occurrence regardless of the number of insureds or claimants involved, persons (3) weight-and-pulley windows; or injured, claims made, or suits brought. other antiquated or obsolete construction. 11. Insured location means: 5. Declarations. This means the pages showing a. the residence premises; your coverage, limits, covered property, premiums, and other information for this policy. b. if you notify us within 30 days of This includes all POLICY CHANGE documents acquisition, the part of a residential that apply to this policy. premises you acquire as your new residence during the policy period; 6. Domestic employee means a person you employ to perform only domestic duties: c. a premises you use in connection with the residence premises; a. including those necessary to clean, maintain, or help enable the use of the d. any part of a premises: residence premises; or (1) not owned by or leased to an insured; b. at other locations for you or any insured; and only if such person is your employee per the (2) where an insured is temporarily United States Tax Code. residing; This does not include any person while e. land that an insured owns, rents, or leases performing duties for any insured’s business. that is vacant land. 7. Endorsement. This means a form that Vacant land may contain structures changes, adds, reduces, or removes the terms, including fences, that are not buildings or conditions, or coverage of this policy. swimming pools, only if such structures are for the personal use of an insured. 8. Fungi. This means any type or form of fungus. This includes but is not limited to mold or Vacant land does not mean any: mildew, and any mycotoxins, spores, scents, or (1) farmland; by-products produced or released by fungi. (2) land used for business; or 9. Household. This means the persons who are (3) land on which any: residents of your housing unit. (a) structure; or Your housing unit is where you reside on the (b) building; residence premises and has its own: designed or used for farming or a. entry; business exists; b. kitchen; HO 80 03 01 14 Page 2 of 25 f. land that an insured owns, rents, or leases (4) garbage, refuse, other waste, material on which a one or two family dwelling is to be recycled; or being built as a residence for an insured; (5) any substance any governmental or agency lists as a controlled chemical g. individual or family cemetery plots or burial or hazardous substance. vaults of an insured. c. Pollutant does not mean: 12. Limit. This means the most that we will pay (1) the excretion, secretion, or under any coverage. We do not have any decomposition of any animal; or liability for any payment above any limit in this (2) a contaminant or irritant from a fire. policy. 17. Property damage means physical damage to 13. Livestock. or destruction of tangible property. This a. This means farm animals including but not includes loss of its use. limited to any: 18. Relative. This means a person related to you (1) cattle; by blood, marriage, or adoption. (2) horse; 19. Residence premises. (3) pony; a. This means the: (4) mule; (1) one family dwelling you own and you (5) donkey; reside in; (6) buffalo; (2) two family dwelling you own and you (7) swine; reside in one of the dwelling units; or (8) llama; (3) part of any other residence where you (9) alpaca; reside; (10)sheep; or that is shown as the residence premises (11)goat. in the Declarations. b. Livestock does not mean any: b. Residence premises includes: (1) domestic fowl, including any chicken or (1) other structures and grounds at the duck, that is raised for consumption by location in 19.a. above; and the household; or (2) that part of any other residence you do (2) domestic pet, including a dog or cat. not own while you are temporarily residing there because your dwelling 14. Nuclear hazard. This means any type or form on the residence premises is being of nuclear reaction, radiation, or contamination repaired, renovated, or rebuilt and however caused. This includes any direct or your dwelling unit is unfit to live in. resulting damage, regardless of whether the nuclear reaction, radiation, or contamination is 20. Structure. caused by any: a. This means a man-made object requiring a. act or failure to act; site preparation of the earth to enable its construction at a set location. A structure b. natural event; or must be a permanent and stationary part of c. design, construction, care for, or use of the realty. This includes a building any nuclear facility, material, or device. permanently attached to a concrete 15. Occurrence means an accident, including foundation. This also includes a retaining continuous or repeated exposure to wall, walkway, or driveway. substantially the same general harmful b. Structure does not mean any type of hot conditions, which results during the policy tub, whirlpool, or spa that is manufactured period in: for use above ground.