Homeowners Insurance

All lenders require the property owner maintain adequate property insurance on the property. If the transferee accepts a Guaranteed Purchase Offer from AECC, the transferee is instructed to cancel their insurance as of their Proration Date. AECC will insure the property through AECC's vender, Relinco, from the transferee's proration date until the resale closing date.

The typical homeowners insurance policy covers the house, the garage and other structures on the property, as well as personal possessions inside the house such as furniture, appliances and clothing, against a wide variety of perils including windstorms, fire and theft. The extent of the perils covered depends on the type of policy. An all-risk policy offers the broadest coverage. This covers all perils except those specifically excluded in the policy.

Most lenders will require you to put home insurance equal to at lesser of the principal of the mortgage or the loan amount. It is important to make sure that you have adequate insurance so that in the event of a fire, that you are fully covered. Your insurance broker will explain this to you in detail.

Home insurance, or homeowners insurance, is an insurance policy that combines insurance on the home, its contents, and, often, the other personal possessions of the homeowner, as well as liability insurance for accidents that may happen at the home.