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Alberta Home Insurance
A home is one of the biggest purchases you’ll ever make. The right home insurance can help you protect one of your most valuable assets.
Why choose home insurance with Knight Archer?
When it comes to protecting your home, you need an insurance broker that you can trust. Knight Archer has been serving the community since 1981, providing personalized and professional service to thousands of customers. Whether you own or rent, live in a house or condo, we have the right home insurance plan for you. We work with some of the best insurance companies in the industry to offer you comprehensive coverage at affordable rates. Plus, we make the process easy and convenient, with online quotes, flexible payment options, and friendly staff who are always ready to help. Don’t settle for less than the best. Choose Knight Archer for your home insurance needs.
Home insurance
Home insurance, also known as house insurance or homeowners insurance, covers unexpected losses like fire, wind, theft, and water damage. Your home insurance coverage can encompass a wide range of aspects, including damage to personal belongings, bodily harm inflicted on your premises, coverage for appliances, and protection for your most prized personal items in the event of a loss.
What does home insurance do for you?
Home insurance helps to protect your home and valuable possession from unexpected loss. Homeowners can also purchase a home insurance policy to cover a total loss or replacement of their home, called replacement cost. This coverage will help you get back on your feet when you experience a total loss in the worst-case scenario.
Insurance is necessary because some people can cover small home losses themselves, like a leaking tap. However, bigger losses such as a collapsing roof are usually too costly to handle on their own. You can buy insurance to protect against financial losses from unpredictable weather or natural disasters.
These disasters are when insurance can be the most important and can help protect you from catastrophic financial loss.
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Why you need home insurance
If you have a mortgage on your home, your mortgage provider or bank will require you to have homeowners insurance. There two most common types of insurance are:
- Broad
- Comprehensive
What home insurance covers in Alberta?
There are many different kinds of insurance and coverages that you can purchase. Depending on your policy, basic insurance in Alberta can provide coverage for your home, contents, and outbuildings from events that are sudden and unexpected such as:
- Theft
- Some weather events
- System failures in the home
- Sewage incidents
What should you know about buying the minimum coverage available?
Having only minimum coverage means you’re taking on some of the risks of homeownership yourself. When searching for insurance, remember that many home claims arise from unforeseen events.
If you choose minimum coverage for a cheaper premium, you won't have water protection or sewer backup coverage. Wanting to lower living costs is understandable, but choosing minimum coverage may be a bad decision in the long term.
In the event of a flood damaging your house, without insurance or financial resources, you’ll be incapable of repairing it. We suggest talking to our brokers to find the best coverage for you that also fits your budget. Consider insurance costs as part of your home buying process.
Companies that we work with to find you the best home insurance in Alberta:
The cost of home insurance in Alberta
The average home insurance cost in Alberta varies as there are many factors that affect the cost of home insurance such as the number of past claims you may have, alarms or other detection devices installed in the home, your credit score, and even whether you’re purchasing insurance from a company you already work with.
Factors that can increase the cost of home insurance
- Age of your home (older homes can be more costly)
- Previous claims on the home
- Poor credit score
Factors that can decrease the cost of home insurance
- Alarm systems installed
- No previous claims filed on your home
- Good credit score
- Loyalty discounts
As the cost of home insurance varies, it’s best to get a free quote from one of our brokers to see what your premium will be.
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Get started today with a free quote. Just provide some basic information about your property and what type of coverage you want. After that, we can give you an accurate quote on a policy that meets your needs.
If you prefer in-person or over the phone, you can always chat with us on which policy is right for you and your home.
Submitting a home insurance claim with Knight Archer
If something happens and you need to submit a claim on your home insurance, you can contact Knight Archer Insurance, and our team will contact your insurance company on your behalf and help walk you through the process.
Home Insurance FAQs
Home insurance does not cover your vehicle while it is in your garage.
Your vehicle is only insured under auto insurance, and it depends on the type of coverage your policy has whether or not it is covered while inside a garage. You can check with our team of account executives or customer support specialists about the particulars of your policy.
Many providers will cover items up to a certain amount. It depends on the value of the item. If it's a highly valuable item, you may need to get an appraisal done, and then it would have to be listed on the policy. We call it "scheduling it" as an individual item which really means listing it on your policy so if there was a loss there is a record of its value.
The most common home insurance claims that you'll find are:
- Theft of personal property
- Sewer and water damage
- Natural disaster damage like wind, storms, and hail
- General flooding from a natural disaster or a broken appliance
There are a few reasons why some homeowners may pay more than others for home insurance within the same city or town.
The size or age of the home is a consideration, the insured's claims history, or if you are within a territory or region that is designated as high-risk by an insurer.
Other people could have discounts available due to measures taken that prevent theft like additional security equipment, they have a higher deductible, or they have no claims experience.
There are many reasons people's home insurance reflects a higher value than what is shown on their property assessments.
Some of the things your insurer takes into account are:
- Building materials used
- Labour expenses
- Your home's age
- House size compared to others in your area
Based on these factors, insurers will calculate an estimated amount that would have to be invested for you to completely rebuild a comparable house.
There is water leakage and rupture coverage on various insurance policies. Because of this, your plan will cover you if your pipes burst or if a water heater breaks, or a toilet overflows. It’s best to go over your specific policy with your account executives to make sure you know exactly what is and isn’t covered.
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