What most standard homeowners policies provide. 1  Dwelling coverage. 2  Pays to repair or rebuild your home-including electrical wiring, plumbing, and heating and air conditioning-if damaged by a covered cause of loss. 3  It's important to buy enough dwelling coverage to cover the cost to rebuild.ost homeowners insurance policies will cover damage caused by such perils as fire, windstorms, hail, lightning, theft or vandalism. There are other homeowners policies that cover additional perils as well.