Homeowners Insurance: The Basics

Overview

Homeowners Insurance: The Basics is a short, 30 minute lesson designed to cover the fundamentals of homeowners insurance. This lesson introduces students to the concept of homeowners insurance. The question of what a basic homeowners and renters insurance policy is made up of. Students will also recognize factors that can enable them to reduce the risk of owning/renting a home.

Objectives

The students will:

Recognize basic policy types

Understand risk avoidance in their home

Identify basic policy features

Time Required

30 Minutes

Materials:

To download the materials, right click and 'save target as' (PC) or hold down the option key and click the link (Mac).

 Risk Responsibility Reality video clip

 Power Point Presentation

 Bedroom Inventory worksheet

Procedures:

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Assessment:

Bedroom Inventory Worksheet

Resources/Contributors:

Linda Lambert, Ellen Geis, Terrence Mulgrew, Christy Johnson, Karen Razzino, Elaine Ryan

Crews, Tana B. Fundamentals of Insurance. Dubuque: South-Western, 2003