Property Insurance FundamentalsQuestion 210 of 474
On a standard unendorsed homeowners form, how do the loss settlement bases for the dwelling and for personal property differ?
a.The dwelling is actual cash value, contents replacement cost
b.Both the dwelling and the contents settle at replacement cost
c.The dwelling is replacement cost, contents actual cash value
d.Both the dwelling and the contents settle at market value
Explanation
The unendorsed homeowners form pays replacement cost for the dwelling but settles personal property at actual cash value, so contents are depreciated unless a replacement-cost-on-contents endorsement is added. The choice that reverses the two bases is the common mix-up. The market-value answer confuses what a buyer would pay with what it costs to repair or replace.
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