Tenant Insurance in Toronto

Yes, You Need Tenant Insurance

What Your Landlord Doesn’t Cover

Your landlord has a responsibility to you: maintain the rental property in good condition, and ensure it is livable. While they can repair or rebuild the building after a fire or natural disaster and ensure you have a living space to come back to, it won’t be much of a life without your belongings. Your landlord’s insurance only covers damage to the building. All other losses and damages are yours to cover:

Personal items

Repair and replacement of furniture, electronics, appliances, jewelry, and other personal property.

Liability

If someone is injured inside your rental unit, you may be held liable for medical and other expenses. If your actions or lifestyle habits cause damage to the property and extends to other units and common areas, you may be found liable and ordered to pay damages to your landlord.

Upgrades

Depending on your rental agreement, you may be allowed to install minor upgrades to your unit, but any damage to them is not covered by your landlord.

While tenant insurance is often not mandatory, your landlord may require or encourage you to have one. Landlords can also use this to screen potential tenants. As a tenant, taking this precaution shows the landlord that you are a responsible resident, and value your rented home.

Tenant Insurance Coverage

Protection for Your Rented Home

What does tenant insurance cover? How do I know what damages are covered by my policy, and those by my landlord? I’m already paying rent, so why do I have to pay more to live here? At Marathon Insurance, we know all about the questions tenants have. Your Marathon insurance broker is here to help.

Your dedicated Marathon insurance broker takes you through every aspect of your tenant insurance policy. We help you understand the value of protecting everything in your home — even when it’s rented. Learn how we tailor coverage options to your needs, lifestyle, budget, and help you get the best value tenant insurance.

Standard Tenant Insurance Coverage

Contents and Personal Property

Covers everything you own in your rental unit, including furniture, electronics, appliances, and valuables damaged or lost due to insured hazards like fire and theft, within specified coverage limits.

Personal Liability

Provides financial protection in case you are found liable for damages or injuries suffered by someone visiting your unit.

Temporary Living Expenses

Helps you cover the cost of hotel rooms or a temporary rental and other related expenses in case of an insured loss that prevents you from occupying your rental unit.

Additional Coverage for Tenants

Replacement Cost Coverage

Covers the replacement of lost items, regardless of current value, despite depreciation over years of use

Cash Settlement

Receive a cash settlement for lost items, with no requirement to repair or replace them

Enhanced Water Damage

Cover extensive water damage to the contents of your rental unit caused by burst pipes, leaking appliances, freshwater flooding, and sewer backup.

Valuable Articles

Top up contents and personal property coverage limits to secure the full value of priceless collectibles and jewelry

Home Business

This endorsement covers damage to business property and income losses, as well as liability, provided that your business qualifies for home business coverage and you are allowed to operate it in your rental unit

Property in Storage

For tenants with more property than they can fit in a rented room or apartment, this coverage option protects additional items stored in a monitored and secured storage facility.