{"id":8889,"date":"2021-04-21T14:40:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.greatflorida.com\/?p=8889"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:58:57","slug":"how-umbrella-insurance-coverage-can-protect-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2021\/how-umbrella-insurance-coverage-can-protect-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How Umbrella Insurance Coverage Can Protect You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People buy insurance to help mitigate hefty financial burdens that can result from issues that unexpectedly arise with their health, car, home, etc..<\/p>\n<p>But does your insurance policy cover everything?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-umbrella-insurance\">What is Umbrella Insurance?<\/h3>\n<p>Even though you have an insurance policy, it may not necessarily mean that it comprehensively covers you for some of life\u2019s accidents.<\/p>\n<p>That is why having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-umbrella-insurance\">umbrella insurance<\/a> can help.<\/p>\n<p>Every insurance policy has coverage limits. Umbrella policies are a form of personal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-general-liability-insurance\">liability insurance<\/a> that builds on your existing policy to cover you when your claim may exceed the confines of your insurance, for injuries, property damage, and even some lawsuits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deerfieldbeach.greatflorida.com\/\"><img alt=\"umbrella insurance coverage\" class=\"wp-image-8892 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/umbrella-insurance-coverage.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/umbrella-insurance-coverage.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/umbrella-insurance-coverage-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/umbrella-insurance-coverage-150x92.jpg 150w\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"246\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/246;\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/umbrella-insurance-coverage.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/umbrella-insurance-coverage-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/umbrella-insurance-coverage-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-this-type-of-coverage-can-protect-you\">How This Type of Coverage Can Protect You<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-umbrella-insurance\">Umbrella insurance<\/a> can expand your liability coverage for several types of insurance policies, including for your home, auto, boat, vacation home, rental properties, antique vehicles, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Umbrella coverage can protect you in ways that most standard insurance policies can\u2019t, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>False arrest or imprisonment<\/li>\n<li>Worldwide incidents<\/li>\n<li>Property damage claims<\/li>\n<li>Injuries<\/li>\n<li>Libel<\/li>\n<li>Slander<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This type of insurance also covers not only the property, assets, and policyholder, but also members of their household and family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deerfieldbeach.greatflorida.com\/\"><img alt=\"insurance coverage florida\" class=\"wp-image-8891 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/insurance-coverage-florida.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/insurance-coverage-florida.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/insurance-coverage-florida-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/insurance-coverage-florida-150x92.jpg 150w\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"246\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/246;\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/insurance-coverage-florida.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/insurance-coverage-florida-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/insurance-coverage-florida-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-you-should-consider-umbrella-insurance-coverage\">When You Should Consider Umbrella Insurance Coverage<\/h3>\n<p>While insurance for your car or home may be a legal requirement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-umbrella-insurance\">umbrella insurance<\/a> is not.<\/p>\n<p>However, people often consider investing in it to add an extra layer of financial protection.<\/p>\n<p>If you own property, have substantial savings, have a family pet, or often host get-togethers, this is something you should consider.<\/p>\n<p>Accidents can happen at any time. Having an umbrella policy is an added financial cushion for when they do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deerfieldbeach.greatflorida.com\/\">Contact Great Florida Insurance<\/a> to help you find the right umbrella insurance policy coverage to best protect you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People buy insurance to help mitigate hefty financial burdens that can result from issues that unexpectedly arise with their health, car, home, etc.. But does your insurance policy cover everything? What is Umbrella Insurance? Even though you have an insurance policy, it may not necessarily mean that it comprehensively covers you for some of life\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":8893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8889","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-umbrella-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8889"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13650,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8889\/revisions\/13650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}