As we reported last week, Airbnb has given its Home Protection Insurance programme a makeover, increasing its liability insurance coverage to $1mn in an effort to attract new hosts to the short-term home rental service. On the contrary, that would fall under the guest or tenant’s home insurance policy, which demonstrates an important lesson for home sharing hosts: always seek the guest’s insurance information prior to a rental. The company said it would also increase its “customer service and support for all of our guests” by doubling the number of people who can call them with questions about their insurance. “In actuality, they’re providing what would typically be available already” said Daniel Mirkovic, Co-Founder and President of Square One Insurance. “It seems to be premises liability coverage, which would normally be included in the host’s own home insurance policy.”
As we reported last week, Airbnb has given its Home Protection Insurance programme a makeover, increasing its liability insurance coverage to $1mn in an effort to attract new hosts to the short-term home rental service. The company said it would also increase its “customer service and support for all of our guests” by doubling the number of people who can call them with questions about their insurance. “In actuality, they’re providing what would typically be available already” said Daniel Mirkovic, Co-Founder and President of Square One Insurance. “It seems to be premises liability coverage, which would normally be included in the host’s own home insurance policy.”