(Redirected from Fire insurance)'Property insurance' provides protection against most risks to
property, such as fire, theft and some weather damage. This includes specialized forms of
insurance such as fire insurance,
flood insurance,
earthquake insurance,
home insurance or
boiler insurance. Property is
insured in two main ways -
open perils and
named perils. Open perils cover all the causes of loss not specifically excluded in the policy. Common exclusions on open peril policies include damage resulting from earthquakes, floods, nuclear incidents, acts of terrorism and war. Named perils require the actual cause of loss to be listed in the policy for insurance to be provided. The more common named perils include such damage causing events as fire, lightning, explosion and theft.
See also
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Casualty insurance
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Builder's risk insurance
External links
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Fire insurance (EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic History)