May June Client Newsletter
Trust & Homeowners Insurance A client recently asked me, “Must I tell my property & casualty agent I have a new revocable trust?” The answer was, “Yes.” After completing the revocable trust, you must inform your homeowners insurance company (when transferring your home into a revocable trust) to avoid a denied claim due to a "mismatch of insured". When a home is retitled to a trust, the trust becomes the legal owner; if the policy still only lists you as an individual, the insurer may argue the true owner (the revocable trust) is not insured.