Pool Cover and Replacement Cost for a Homeowner

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We write a standard HO-3 on a client with a swimming pool. His policy also includes replacement cost coverage for personal property. Recently the pool and the pool cover suffered damage in a windstorm. We understand that the pool is not subject to replacement cost adjustment, because it is a “structure that is not a building.” However, we believe that the pool cover should be covered for replacement cost under the terms of the personal property replacement cost endorsement.

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