Home contents insurance or household insurance (Hausratversicherung) insures your furniture, your appliances, and the other movable things in your house.
For example:1
- There is a fire on your building, and you lose everything you have.
- A water leak destroys your furniture and electronics.
- A thief breaks into your house and steals your things.
It sometimes covers laptops and bicycles away from home. It sometimes covers calling a locksmith when you lock yourself out.
Household insurance costs less than 5€ per month. 76% of Germans have it.2