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Best Car Insurance policies: The Housing Finance Car Insurance policy details

Accidents happen! Your car could get damaged or you may end up losing it through theft. If you value this investment, why not protect it? The Housing Finance Corporation, HFC, motor insurance contains options for you, for both your private and motor commercial vehicles.

HFC’s comprehensive car insurance covers any type of motor vehicle against accidental damage or overturning, loss or damage by fire and theft, malicious damage, perils of nature e.g. floods, earthquake, storms, hurricanes and third party liabilities – which provides indemnity to the insured for death or bodily injuries to third-parties and/or passengers; and damage to property belonging to third-parties.

The following are also covered under the car insurance at an additional premium;

1). Accessories –These include windscreen and Radio cassettes. They will indemnify you against theft of accessories where declared.
2). On request HFC will provide an Excess protector cover– This means no excess payable in the event of a claim for all material damage claims
3). HFC will provide you on request a Political violence, terrorism & sabotage
4). They will also provide you with a-Courtesy car while your car is undergoing repairs in the garage

Benefits to the Insured

1). HFC will have your car Repaired/or pay cash in case of loss or damage to the vehicle
2). They shall follow through the Settlement of claims arising from third party Bodily injury and third party property damage.
This motor insurance includes provision of an alternative vehicle for use in case the insured is involved in an accident and it’s in the garage
Our auto insurance takes care of any expenses incurred in processing claims, including having an advocate appointed represent you in court for third party claims

Requirements

1). Duly completed and signed proposal form from you
2). A copy of PIN from you or Company certificate of registration for companies.
3). PIN certificate for the company
4). Copy of Log Book
Applicable Premium

HOW TO FILE A CLAIM

a) Motor Vehicle Accident

I). Accident Claim form to be filled by the insured
Original police abstract
II). Copy of the driver’s license
III). Statement by the insured on the circumstances of the loss.

b) Motor Vehicle Theft

I). Motor Theft claim form to be filled by the insured
II). Statement by the insured on the circumstances of the loss.
III). Copy of the log book in the insured name
IV). Original Police abstract
V). Copy of the driver’s License.
VI). Statement by the insured/Driver.

c) Windscreen claim

I). Windscreen claim form to be filled by the insured
II). Photo of the broken windscreen
III). ETR receipt for prior replacements of the windscreen
IV). Photo of the replaced windscreen

Cheap Mortgage loans: How to get money to fund your real estate investment

It is the desire of everyone to own real estates and other properties. The main constraint, though, is in the huge amounts of capital required to fund your venture. But, there are several ways in which land owners obtain financing for development of real estate properties especially for commercial purposes. The three common financing models used are securing financing from commercial banks, use of joint ventures with capital investors commonly known as capital venture firms or pooling of resources by individual investors to form a joint venture.

a. Securing financing from commercial banks

Typically the land owner or developer approaches the bank with details of the project to be financed. The bank will go through the project details comprising of the project location, development cost, and target market to determine the commercial viability of the project. This is the most common method especially for real estate developers because its systematic with well laid guidelines with continuous improvement as the real estate sector in Kenya develops. The major hindrance to financing of property development by banks has been high interest rates but with the capping of interest rates the surge for this method is expected to grow. One of the leading property financiers in Kenya is HFC ltd, having shaped the property landscape for over 40 years by partnering with developers both in the public and private sector to offer property financing to individuals and companies.

b. Joint ventures with capital investors

The capital investors are usually individuals or firms with funds and always looking for project with good returns for their money. With real estate in Kenya having some of the highest returns, this method of financing is quickly gaining traction. The land owner and the capital investors usually form a company specifically for the project with agreed terms on how the profits from the project will be shared. The firm owner transfer the land to the project company while the investors provide funds for the construction of the project.

c. Pooling of resources by individual investors

The pooling of resources is usually done by individual investors with common investment goals mainly in real estate. The resource pooling create greater purchasing power thus more diverse and rewarding investment opportunities through simple economy of scale. By pooling resources with other investors we are all able to achieve something greater than what we could achieve on our own.

The group through either formal or informal partnership agreements will contribute the required funds for the project which include purchase of land and development of the property

These groups typically have a 3-8 year life cycle depending on the project, with an initial 12 to 18 month period in which a property is fixed up, next, there is a holding period where rental or sale income maximized and operating expenses trimmed where possible. The cycle is repeated if the project was successful and a common bond is created within the group.

Do not hesitate. Don’t let the huge capital requirements pin you down! Use any of the above means to obtain funding for your real estate investment venture.