The Difference Between Homeowner’s Insurance and a Home Warranty

Home warranties are offered by many companies, mostly during the selling process. Typically, there are two types of home warranties that people will purchase for their homes. The first one covers any major systems or repairs for the first year, and the second is an annual renewal type contract which continues to keep the coverage active.

Homeowner’s Insurance

This is a personal insurance policy to protect your home and personal property from damages as result of a fire, wind, storm, or some other act of God or covered activity.

Home Warranty

A home warranty, on the other hand, is optional and typically covers the costs for repair or replacement of the electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems as well as major appliances like the refrigerator or oven.

Home warranty protection usually offers repair or replacement of a specific item for a specific period of time.

Even if you secure a home warranty policy, we recommend that you also have a homeowner’s insurance policy, as there are limitations in home warranty products. If you have a mortgage, homeowner’s insurance is generally required by your mortgage company.

Leap / Carpenter / Kemps, is Merced County’s largest locally-owned agency, we have an experienced staff of professionals who understand that each family has unique insurance needs and that the one-size-fits-all approach just doesn’t work.

Our agents have access to more carriers and more plans, and that means that they have more options, including multiple policy discounts and preferred premium pricing, to create the best possible combination of coverage to protect your family while lowering your costs.