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Your Belongings

Renters Coverage Check

Your landlord's policy covers the building, not your things. See what a renters policy is actually carrying.

Calibrate

Drag to set each value — estimates are fine.

Furniture, clothes, electronics, kitchen — replacement cost, not resale value. People routinely underestimate this by half.

On your declarations page as "Personal Property" or Coverage C. Leave blank if unsure.

Used to illustrate the loss-of-use side, which pays if the place becomes unliveable.

Actual cash value pays what a used sofa is worth, not what a new one costs. It is the more common default on renters forms.

Which of these do you own?

These carry per-category caps regardless of your overall limit. Those marked carrier-specific are not standard-form limits — the figure shown is illustrative only.

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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

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Levers that move this

  • Value of everything you own
  • Your personal-property limit, if known
  • Your monthly rent
  • How would your belongings be settled?
  • Which of these do you own?

Drag these dials above to see the effect instantly.

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

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