No. It is not compulsory for you to buy a home insurance policy from the bank sanctioning your
home loan. Neither the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nor the Insurance Regulatory & Development
Authority (IRDA) of India has issued any guidelines that mandate you to buy home insurance from the
bank where you have applied for a home loan. You can choose to buy homeowners insurance from
any insurer of your choice. In case you designated bank forces you to buy home insurance from them,
you can refuse them and file a complaint against them to the banking ombudsman.
It is the cost which would incur on reconstructing the damaged property. As per standard
regulations, reinstatement cost includes value of foundation and it doesn’t include land cost.
Sum assured for the structure and content is calculated separately in following pattern.
Sum assured for the structure
Sum assured= Built up area x cost of construction per square foot
It is computed on the basis of reconstruction value and not on its market value. For instance, if the
built up area of your house is 1500 sq. ft and the construction rate decided by the insurer is Rs 1000
per sq. ft .. sum insured for vour home structure would be Rs 15.00.000.
Yes, insurance companies allow you to increase sum assured value in your policy. At the time of
increasing in value, you will need to pay a higher premium for the increased sum assured for the
remaining tenure.
Yes, you can insure your house as long as it is used as a residence and not for commercial
purpose. Also the home should not be a kutcha construction.