Cosmetic Damage Exclusions Are Becoming Anything but Cosmetic

Cosmetic damage exclusions are showing up more often in property insurance policies, particularly in hail country. After all, if hail merely makes a piece of metal a little less pretty while everything still works perfectly, many policyholders might understand why an insurer would want to limit that exposure.

Cosmetic Damage Exclusions Are Becoming Anything but Cosmetic

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Cosmetic damage exclusions are showing up more often in property insurance policies, particularly in hail country.

After all, if hail merely makes a piece of metal a little less pretty while everything still works perfectly, many policyholders might understand why an insurer would want to limit that exposure.

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Cosmetic damage exclusions are showing up more often in property insurance policies, particularly in hail country. After all, if hail merely makes a piece of metal a little less pretty while everything still works perfectly, many policyholders might understand why an insurer would want to limit that exposure.

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