{"id":705,"date":"2019-07-08T11:17:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T01:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csavaluers.com.au\/?p=705"},"modified":"2023-06-10T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T02:02:22","slug":"valuations-for-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csavaluers.com.au\/valuations-for-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Valuations for Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Valuations for insurance.<\/strong>\u00a0 It’s definitely better to be over than under insured however there is no point paying excess premiums to insurance companies – it’s just not good financial sense.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Here’s an example relating to a valuation for insurance purposes on a residential home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Mary has her house insured for $600k believing that it\u2019s better to be over insured. However, the true replacement value of her place may be only $500k.\u00a0 What happens in the event of total loss? The insurance company won\u2019t rebuild Mary’s home for $400k and give her $100k change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Underinsuring is another reason a valuation is a good idea as insurance companies can penalise home owners if they have been underinsured in the past.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n When comparing the price of a valuation against the gains made from these scenarios \u2018how much is a valuation?\u2019 is the wrong question.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In some case spending as little as $400 could save or make you thousands.\u00a0 But also the peace of mind that comes from a professional valuation is … priceless.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Valuations for insurance.\u00a0 It’s definitely better to be over than under insured however there is no point paying excess premiums to insurance companies – it’s just not good financial sense. Here’s an example relating to a valuation for insurance purposes on a residential home. Mary has her house insured for $600k believing that it\u2019s better…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brisbane-property-valuations"],"yoast_head":"\n