Insurance Confidence Center
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Your Home

Ordinance or Law Gap

Rebuilding an older home means meeting today's codes. See how much of that your policy sub-limit actually covers.

Calibrate

Drag to set each value — estimates are fine.

On your declarations page.

Older homes need more work to meet current codes — wiring, plumbing, insulation, structural fastening.

Standard policies commonly include 10%. Higher amounts are usually an endorsement.

Once damage passes about half the structure, many jurisdictions require the whole building to meet current code.

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Insurance Confidence Center

A number is a starting point. Walking through what it means for your actual policy is the part that changes anything.

What this means for you

Get a plain-English summary of your reading.

Levers that move this

  • Your dwelling limit (Coverage A)
  • Year the home was built
  • Your ordinance-or-law coverage
  • Damage scenario to illustrate

Drag these dials above to see the effect instantly.

Get the full write-up

The assumptions behind the figure, the method, and the disclosures that go with it.

How this is calculated — the full method, sources and limits →