{"id":16,"date":"2023-05-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2023-06-06T01:00:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T07:00:31","slug":"what-is-umbrella-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besinsurance.com\/blog\/what-is-umbrella-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Umbrella Insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may have a number of other types of insurance policies and wonder just what umbrella insurance is and whether you need it. Umbrella insurance adds coverage to policies that you already have. If you have a home and an auto policy, you could get an umbrella policy to boost your coverage from both of those policies. It&#8217;s a smart move to be better insurance with an umbrella policy. When you need more coverage, call us at&nbsp;BES &amp; Associates Insurance&nbsp;in&nbsp;Walford, MD to find out more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Liability Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>You have liability coverage built into your home and auto policies. However, these policies often don&#8217;t have much of this coverage. This can leave you vulnerable to&nbsp;a lot of medical bills after a serious accident. Once your auto or home policy reaches its maximum, everything else is left for you to pay. That&#8217;s why you need umbrella insurance. It adds more liability coverage to both your auto and home policies. This leaves you much better protected in case of serious, expensive accidents. The amount of coverage that umbrella insurance comes with is extremely high. It&#8217;s unlikely to need more coverage than an umbrella policy provides.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Save Money<\/h3>\n<p>When you have an umbrella policy, you get a lot of extra liability coverage for a small price. If you were to add more liability directly to your home and auto policies, it would cost you much more than getting an umbrella policy. When you have an accident, the home or auto policy is the first to come in. If there are still bills to pay, your umbrella policy will take care of those. This is valuable protection that also allows you to save money on your coverage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Get Your Umbrella Policy<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in more liability coverage, give us a call at&nbsp;BES &amp; Associates Insurance in&nbsp;Walford, MD.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have a number of other types of insurance policies and wonder just what umbrella insurance is and whether you need it. Umbrella insurance adds coverage to policies that you already have. 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