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Does homeowners insurance cover car damage in your driveway?
Homeowners insurance doesn’t cover damage to your car while it’s in your driveway, including damage caused by a fire, hail, a tree falling on it, flooding, or any other extreme weather event. Instead, you’ll have to rely on the comprehensive coverage portion of your auto insurance policy to pay for repairs.
Does homeowners insurance cover garage door damage by your car?
Home insurance covers damage to your garage door — even if it’s caused by you accidentally backing into it with your car.
Here’s what portion of your policy would pay for damages — depending on the type of garage you have:
If your garage is attached to your house, then the dwelling coverage in your home insurance policy would cover damages.
If your garage is detached, then the other structures coverage in your home insurance policy would pay for repairs.
However, your home insurance policy won’t cover damage to your car itself. Instead, you’ll have to file a separate claim with your auto insurance company.
Does homeowners insurance cover tree damage to your car?
Your neighbor’s home insurance policy might cover tree damage to your car — like if a tree from their yard fell on your car — if it can be proven that their negligence led to the tree falling. But your own home insurance policy will never cover tree damage to your car. Instead, you would need to file a car insurance claim with your own insurer to have the damage covered by the comprehensive coverage section of your auto insurance policy.
Does homeowners insurance cover damage to your neighbor’s car?
The personal liability portion of your home insurance policy might cover damage to your neighbor’s car if it can be proven that your negligence led to the damage.
Let’s take a look at an example.
Say a tree from your yard fell on your neighbor’s car during a bad storm. If it can be proven that you knew the tree was dead and didn’t take the proper steps to have it removed, you might be found liable. In this case, the liability portion of your home insurance policy would pay for the damage to your neighbor’s car.
Otherwise, if it’s difficult to prove negligence and is instead considered to be caused by an act of God, then the comprehensive coverage section of your neighbor’s car insurance policy would be responsible for covering the damage to their car.
Likewise, your comprehensive coverage would pay for damages if your neighbor’s tree falls on your car during a bad storm, but the liability portion of their homeowners insurance might pay for damages if the damage was caused by their negligence.
Does homeowners insurance cover car accidents?
The only type of car accident your home insurance policy will cover is if another person’s car crashes into your home, garage, fence, or other structures on your property. Otherwise, your auto insurance policy would be responsible for covering damage or liability caused by a car accident you’re involved in.
Does homeowners insurance cover theft from my car?
Your home insurance will pay to replace belongings stolen from your car up to the personal property coverage limits in your policy. This means if your laptop, golf clubs, or any other prized possessions are taken during a car break-in, your insurance company will kick in after you pay your deductible to replace these items.
How can home insurance liability coverage protect my car?
Although home insurance won’t cover damage or injuries caused by your car, it does provide liability protection for high-value assets — including your car — if you’re hit with an expensive lawsuit.
That means if someone is badly injured in your home, files a lawsuit, and it’s determined that you’re liable, home liability insurance could help cover the settlement. If you don’t have enough liability protection to cover the settlement, the injured party could go after your assets, including your home, car, and retirement savings. That’s why it’s so important that you have enough liability protection to cover the value of all of your assets.
Both home and auto insurance policies typically offer up to $500,000 in liability coverage, however that won’t be enough if your assets exceed that amount. If that’s the case, consider umbrella insurance, which provides additional liability protection beyond the limits in your home or auto insurance policies.
Can I file a claim with two insurance companies if my car and home are damaged in the same event?
Yes, you’ll typically always have to file two separate insurance claims — one for the damage to your car, and one for the damage to your home and personal property. This is the case even if you bundle your home and auto insurance with the same company.
Why? Because your home and auto insurance policies each cover different types of damage.
Example of when to file both a home and car insurance claim
Say a windstorm caused a tree to fall through your attached garage — damaging not only your garage's roof, but also your car inside your garage and your laptop and other personal belongings in your car.
You'd file a home insurance claim to cover:
Damage to your garage's roof
Damage to your personal belongings inside your garage
Damage to your laptop and other personal belongings inside your car
You'd file a car insurance claim to cover:
Damage to your car itself
Do I have to pay two deductibles if my home and car are damaged in the same event?
Not necessarily. You might not have to pay two deductibles if you bundle your home and auto insurance with a company that offers single-deductible claims.
With single-deductible claims, if your home and car are damaged in the same event — like a hurricane or house fire — you only have to pay one deductible for the two claims.
Why is this important? Because it's saving you money. With most car and home insurance deductibles running anywhere from $500 to $2,000, only having to pay one instead of two could save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars in the event of a claim.
It is important to know whether your insurer offers a single-deductible claim option for people who suffer damage to both their home and vehicle at the same time. If your insurer doesn’t offer a single-deductible option, you’ll want to keep that in mind when choosing your deductibles.
What types of events might qualify for single-deductible claims?
Some examples of covered perils that could damage your home and car in the same event and qualify you to pay just one deductible include:
What if I don’t bundle my car and home insurance together?
If you don’t bundle your auto and home insurance policies with the same company, you’ll pay two separate deductibles and receive payout checks from two separate companies that you can use to repair or replace the damaged property.
Bundling your home and auto coverage can also save you money on your insurance. For example, Progressive offers an average discount of 5% for customers who bundle home and auto coverage, while Allstate offers a discount of up to 25% for customers who bundle their insurance coverage.
What insurance companies offer single-deductible claims with bundled policies?
Single-deductible claims aren’t available with every insurance company you bundle your policies with. Some don’t offer the perk at all, while others only offer the option in certain states.
Here are a few that offer single-deductible claims for policyholders who bundle their home and auto insurance together:
