Mobile home insurance will cover homes built on wheeled structures

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• Mobile home insurance or HO-7 protects homes not built on a permanent foundation.
• It offers the same types of coverages you’d find with a standard homeowners policy. 
• You’d likely have to speak to an insurance representative to obtain a quote.

Homeowners insurance offers protection for your dwelling and personal belongings. It also offers personal liability coverage and additional living expense coverage if your home becomes inhabitable. There are eight types of homeowners insurance based on the dwelling type. Mobile home insurance is known as an HO-7 homeowners policy. 

Unlike car insurance, you aren’t legally required to have homeowners insurance. However, your lender may require homeowners insurance if you have a mortgage. Similarly, mobile home communities may require owners to have mobile home insurance.

What is mobile home insurance?

A mobile home — also referred to as a manufactured home — can be relocated by the owner. It is usually built on a chassis while allowing the home to move. A modular home is not the same as a mobile home. Modular homes, like traditional homes, are permanently built on a foundation. 

Due to foundational risks, mobile homes tend to cost more to insure than modular homes. You must purchase a standard HO-3 policy if you have a modular home. If you own a mobile home, you must purchase an HO-7 policy.  

What does mobile home insurance cover?

Several types of coverages come with your mobile home coverage: 

• Liability protection: This type of coverage will protect you if someone gets injured on your property or sues you for damage to their property.
• Loss of use coverage: This coverage will help you with expenses if your house becomes temporarily uninhabitable. 

There are some limits to your mobile home insurance coverage. It usually doesn’t cover flooding, earthquakes, or wear and tear damage. However, you can get additional coverage to protect your modular home further, 

Who insures mobile homes? 

Mobile home insurance quotes are not readily available online, so you will likely have to speak to an insurance agent to get a mobile home policy quote.

Many insurance companies like GEICO and Progressive partner with third-party providers to offer mobile insurance. As a result, you must speak to the respective affiliate company to insure your mobile home. Here are a few insurance providers that offer mobile home coverage.

• GEICO (offers online quotes)
• Allstate
• Foremost (offers online quotes) 
• Progressive
• Farmers
• Liberty Mutual
• American Family 
• State Farm 

How much does mobile homeowners insurance cost?

Mobile home insurance can cost as little as $300 to $1,000 annually. Your property’s location, age, and condition will affect your premium, according to Insure.com. Mobile homes located in coastal areas will have higher premiums.

Mobile homes located in weather zones or disaster-prone areas will increase premiums because these events need add-on riders. 

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