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Named Perils

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Specific events listed in your policy that are covered.

Definition

Named perils are specific causes of loss that are explicitly listed as covered in your insurance policy. Common named perils include fire, theft, vandalism, windstorm, and hail. If a loss is caused by something not on the list, it's not covered under a named perils policy.

Example

The named perils policy covered fire damage but didn't cover the water damage from the broken pipe.

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