DDM advises residents to look into renter’s insurance
As the territory moves further into the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Acting Director for the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Jasen Penn is urging residents to look into renters’ insurance to protect belongings if destroyed in a hurricane.
Penn noted that while a lot of properties in the territory are rented and the landlords may have insurance for their property, the insurance may not cover items owned by the renter.
“[Owners must] ensure that the tenants actually understand that, ‘hey, my property may be insured to cover my building but it’s not covering the contents of yours that is within my actual establishment’,” Penn said.
“So those tenants themselves may be where they can be encouraged to seek out and see if there’s some type of renter’s insurance that would cover their belongings in the event something like that would happen. I guess some of these conversations would need to be had,” the Acting Director added.
Penn also advised homeowners to check their insurance and see what it covers and the amount in payouts they would receive in case of their property is damaged during a hurricane. He noted that after the devastation of Hurricane Irma and Maria in 2017, many homeowners tried to make claims for damage and they were informed by their provider their insurance was underinsured.
“One of the things we did earlier this year with a number of different insurance companies [were forums]. I believe if persons were to visit the … GIS information page, that particular forum was taped. It captured quite a bit of information in there in terms of insurance, so persons can visit, and they can check that particular taping. I think it is still there on Facebook,” Penn said.
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UNDERINSURED
If I could afford to pay for renter’s insurance, I’d buy a home.
What’s really going on with all these fees that people have to pay daily. Most of which you don’t even benefit from.
1. Ss tax.
2. Nhi tax
3. Salary tax with no tax return
4. Land tax. Like really I buy a land from you the government and I still have to pay tax on top of it. I’m sure if I fail in doing so you quick to come take back and resell.
5. Property insurance, then if property damage you got to all kind of red tape to get monies you been paying and never skip a beat.
6. No price control.
Best Caribbean island to live right now is either Barbados or Guyana. Cause they making great progress and doing alot I. These times of high prices. They thinking of the little man
Same thing for third party vehicle insurance. Ppl could not get any compensation
Mr Penn are you serious. Please encourage everyone, Land Lord or Tennant to insure their individual belongings. The Tennant already do not want to pay their rent and you are asking the Land Lord to insure the true property. I must have read wrong.
i always question about paying tax on land you own, might as well i lease the land and pay the tax instead