FAQ

Home is where your heart is. No matter where you travel, you crave the comforts of your home, the safe haven you have built for yourself and your family. You have carefully chosen your possessions, which go into making a house into a home. You also know home is a precious space which offers you peace, feeling of safety and contentment. Your family,  your possessions- your assets and your interests, they all lie within your home. Don’t you think they all need added protection? That is why Cholamandalam has thought of a comprehensive Home insurance policy. You will see there is little we have excluded from our policy. Nowhere else would you find such attention given to details…

Home Insurance

What are the risks covered in Home Insurance?

  • Building - Risk Covered Fire, Lightning, Explosion and Implosion, Aircraft or articles dropped from there, Riot, Strike or Malicious Act, Terrorism, Earthquake Fire and/or Shock, Subsidence and Landslide (including Rockslide) damage, Flood, Inundation, Storm, Tempest, Typhoon, Hurricane, Tornado, or Cyclone,) Impact damages,1B Contents Subsidence and Landslide including Rockslide) Bursting and/or overflowing of (Excluding money and valuables) Water tanks, apparatus, and pipes, Missile testing operations, Leakage from automatic sprinkler installations, Bush Fire.

  • Contents (Excluding money and valuables) - Risk Covered Fire, Lightning, Explosion and Implosion, Aircraft or articles dropped from there, Riot, Strike or Malicious Act, Terrorism, Earthquake Fire and/or Shock, Subsidence and Landslide (including Rockslide) damage, Flood, Inundation, Storm, Tempest, Typhoon, Hurricane, Tornado, or Cyclone,) Impact damages,1B Contents Subsidence and Landslide including Rockslide) Bursting and/or overflowing of (Excluding money and valuables) Water tanks, apparatus, and pipes, Missile testing operations, Leakage from automatic sprinkler installations, Bush Fire.

  • Contents - Burglary, Housebreaking.

  • Jewellery & Valuables - Accident or misfortune anywhere in India.

  • Plate glass - Accidental breakage.

  • Domestic appliances - Electrical or mechanical breakdown or accident.

  • Domestic Electronic equipment - Total loss from electrical or mechanical breakdown or accident.

  • Cancellation of Vacation - Forfeiture of monies paid to hotels/resorts due to illness, death or loss of home due to fire & allied perils.

  • Baggage - Loss or damage while traveling in India.

  • Personal accident - Loss of life (up to 4 persons) and repatriation of mortal remains.

Section 1B and any two sections are compulsory

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Can I insure my plate glass, domestic appliances and electronic equipments?

Yes, if you choose to include the sections of insurance of plate glass/ , domestic appliances and electronic equipments in your home insurance policy. Subject to your inclusion, the conditions of the coverage is-

Plate glass Accidental breakage
Domestic appliances Electrical or mechanical breakdown or accident
Domestic Electronic equipment Total loss from electrical or mechanical breakdown or accident

Loss or damage caused by depreciation or wear and tear will not be covered.

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Tell me more about this coverage for cancellation of Vacation.

It is a special feature offered exclusively by Cholamandalam insurance. Often times, we dream, plan for that well deserved holiday. Yet sudden changes throw a wrench into our plans.

Cancellation of Vacation: The Company will indemnify, up to the Sum Insured, for pre-paid monies forfeited, (if such forfeiture is as per terms of a contract of booking and/or reservation of accommodation), for cancellation of hotel rooms and/or holiday resort as a consequence of hospitalization, loss of life or due to Flood, Inundation, Storm, Lightning, Earthquake, Fire etc.

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Is Personal Accident part of the Home Insurance?

In the home insurance, section 1B and any two sections is compulsory. If you choose Personal accident section in your policy you are entitled for cover.

Personal accident Loss of life (up to 4 persons) and repatriation of mortal remains

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Is baggage / jewellery loss covered in home insurance?

Baggage and jewellery insurance have to be chosen by you apart from 1 and 1B for you to claim cover. If you do, yes, there is cover for loss or damage of baggage or jewellery while you are anywhere in India. Remember baggage and jewellery are two separate sections and not one.

 
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