Home Insurance in Missouri
Covers the structure of your home, your belongings, and your liability as a homeowner. What it does not cover — flood, earth movement, wear and tear — is as important as what it does.
What is different in Missouri
Missouri requires uninsured motorist coverage. The southeastern counties sit inside the New Madrid seismic zone, where earthquake coverage is written separately and carries deductibles set as a percentage of Coverage A rather than a flat amount. Hail is the dominant property peril across the western half of the state.
Exposures that shape pricing here
- tornado
- hail
- flood
- earthquake
Home Insurance reading
- State guides
Missouri insurance guide
One of the few states that requires uninsured motorist coverage, a seismic zone in the southeast, and hail as the dominant property peril out west.
- Coverage explained
Homeowners insurance explained: the six parts of the policy
A home policy is six coverages, and the first one silently sets the size of three others. Here is how the structure works and where it goes wrong.
- Buying guides
How to choose an insurance agent
Anyone can quote you a price. The differences that matter are who the agent represents, how they are paid, and what they write down.
- Buying guides
What a declination letter is, and why you want one
If you turn down a coverage your agent recommended, ask for it in writing. Here is what that document should contain and why it protects you.