Pre-Loss
How to Read Your Florida Homeowners Policy
Your declarations page, your coverage sections, and your endorsements explained in the order you should read them.
Your declarations page, your coverage sections, and your endorsements explained in the order you should read them.
Pre-loss
Why this matters before you have a claim
Most Florida homeowners have never read their policy. The declarations page is the summary sheet. The form (HO-3, HO-5, HO-6, DP-3) is the coverage contract. The endorsements modify both. Read the dec page first, then the endorsements, then the form itself.
What to do
The basics
- 01
Step 1
Pull your declarations page
- 02
Step 2
List every endorsement
- 03
Step 3
Identify Coverage A, B, C, D limits
- 04
Step 4
Confirm your hurricane deductible percentage
- 05
Step 5
Read every exclusion in the form
- 06
Step 6
Note the matching-related language
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Know the traps
Common mistakes
- XAssuming HO-3 is standard nationwide (Florida forms differ)
- XSkipping endorsements (they often strip coverage)
- XMissing the hurricane deductible percentage
- XNot knowing which coverage covers pool cage, fence, driveway
When to seek professional help
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- ✓We work for policyholders, not insurance companies
- ✓No fee unless we recover more than you were offered
What kind of damage?
Pick the closest match. We will ask for details next.
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- ✓Licensed Florida public adjusters
- ✓We work for policyholders, not insurance companies
- ✓No fee unless we recover more than you were offered
What kind of damage?
Pick the closest match. We will ask for details next.
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