🛡️🏠 AirCover不是保險!Airbnb房東必讀:賠什麼、不賠什麼?完整理賠流程解析
🏠 AirCover 到底是什麼?(它不是保險)
AirCover 是 Airbnb 自行提供的「平台保障」,不是正式保險。
這代表:
- 不是保險公司核保(沒有 A.M. Best 評級)
- 不是州政府監管的保單
- Airbnb 可隨時修改條款(你無法抗議)
- 賠不賠完全由 Airbnb 說了算
- 不保壞掉的建物(屋頂、牆、水管、結構)
AirCover 最大的問題是:很多房東以為自己「已經被保險保護」,實際上並沒有。
🧩 AirCover 由兩個部分組成
- (A) Host Damage Protection(最高 $3M)→ 賠給房東
- (B) Host Liability(最高 $1M)→ 賠給客人/第三方
這兩項保障看似很大,但實際上限制很多。
🛠️ (A) Host Damage Protection — 賠「房東的損失」
AirCover 賠的損害包含:
- 房客破壞家具
- 房客打破電器
- 房客造成的地板刮傷
- 房客造成的屋內髒亂與垃圾清理
但不賠建物本身的損害,例如:
- 火災(完全不賠)
- 水管漏水、水災(完全不賠)
- 屋頂破洞(完全不賠)
- 電線走火(不賠)
- 結構損害(不賠)
- 建物霉菌(不賠)
AirCover 體質上無法當作真正的「房屋保險」。
⚖️ (B) Host Liability — 客人受傷時的責任保護
AirCover Liability 賠的是:
- 客人跌倒
- 客人滑倒受傷
- 客人被家具割到
- 客人不小心造成鄰居損害
但 Liability 的賠付也有限:
- 不是所有醫療損傷都賠
- 賠付屬 Airbnb 裁量,不是法律義務
- 可能需要大量文件證明
- Airbnb 有權拒賠、降低賠付、要求你先和客人協商
🚫 AirCover 不賠的 10 大類損害(房東最常誤會)
- 1. 火災(Fire)
- 2. 水災(Water damage)
- 3. 屋頂損壞(Roof damage)
- 4. 水管爆裂(Pipe burst)
- 5. 結構損壞(Structural damage)
- 6. 霉菌(Mold)
- 7. 電線短路引起的損害
- 8. 污水倒灌(Sewage backup)
- 9. 地震、風暴、自然災害
- 10. Building Code Upgrade(建築法規升級)
以上所有項目,都要靠你自己的保險賠(HO-3、DP-3 或 Commercial STR)。
📄 AirCover 的理賠流程(房東與客人不同)
📌 1. 房東的 Damage Protection Claim
當房客造成室內損害,你需要:
- 打開 Airbnb App → Resolution Center
- 上傳照片、影片、收據、估價單
- 說明損害是房客造成的
- 等 Airbnb 審核
⚠️ 注意:如果 Airbnb 拒賠,你才有機會轉向自己的保險公司。
📌 2. 客人的 Liability Claim(客人受傷)
如果客人受傷:
- 客人會向 Airbnb 提出傷害報告
- Airbnb 內部審核是否屬於 Liability
- 賠給受傷的客人,而非直接賠房東
AirCover Liability 是保護房東「免責」,但實際賠付是給客人。
🏛️ 什麼情況需要保險公司來賠?
下面這些情況 AirCover 絕對不會賠,你必須靠自己的保險:
- 火災、煙燻、爆炸 → HO-3 / DP-3 / Commercial STR
- 水管爆裂、漏水 → HO-3 / DP-3
- 屋頂被風暴破壞 → 你的保險公司
- 停租損失(Loss of Rent) → DP-3 / 商業保單
- 大型結構性損害 → HO-3 / DP-3 / 商業保單
一句話:AirCover 負責「房客造成的小損壞」;你的保險負責「房子本身的大損害」。
💡 房東必須知道的五個重點
- AirCover 不是保險,不受法律監管
- AirCover 不賠建物損害(火災、水災等)
- AirCover 賠付是 Airbnb 裁量,不是義務
- AirCover 只能當「加分項」,不能當「主保險」
- 真正保護房東的,是 HO-3、DP-3 或 Commercial STR
⭐ 一句話總結
AirCover = 平台附加保護
房東真正需要的保險 = HO-3 / DP-3 / Commercial STR
AirCover 可以當 bonus,但房東絕不能把它當作保險。
🛡️🏠 AirCover Is NOT Insurance: What Airbnb Hosts Must Know — Coverage Limits & Full Claim Process Explained
🏠 What Exactly Is AirCover? (It Is NOT Insurance)
AirCover is Airbnb’s internal protection program — it is NOT an insurance policy.
That means:
- It is not underwritten by a rated insurance carrier
- It is not regulated by any state insurance department
- Airbnb can change terms anytime
- Airbnb decides whether to pay or deny claims
- It does NOT cover structural or building damage
Many hosts wrongly assume they “already have insurance” through AirCover — but they do not.
🧩 The Two Parts of AirCover
- (A) Host Damage Protection — up to $3M (pays hosts)
- (B) Host Liability — up to $1M (pays guests/third parties)
🛠️ (A) Host Damage Protection — What It Covers
AirCover may pay for:
- Guest-caused damage to furniture
- Broken appliances
- Scratched floors
- Trash, cleaning, excessive mess
But it does NOT cover building or structural damage:
- Fire
- Water damage
- Roof damage
- Burst pipes
- Electrical fire / wiring issues
- Mold
- Structural repairs
- Foundation issues
AirCover cannot replace a real property insurance policy.
⚖️ (B) Host Liability — What It Covers
Covers injuries to guests, such as:
- Slip-and-fall
- Cuts and accidental injuries
- Accidental damage caused by guests to neighbors
Limitations:
- Not all medical injuries are covered
- Airbnb decides what qualifies
- Documentation requirements are strict
- Payments go to the injured party, not the host
🚫 10 Major Exclusions Under AirCover
AirCover does NOT cover:
- Fire
- Water damage
- Roof damage
- Burst pipes
- Structural damage
- Mold
- Electrical issues
- Sewage backup
- Natural disasters
- Building code upgrades
All of these require HO-3, DP-3, or Commercial STR coverage.
📄 AirCover Claim Process
📌 1. Host Damage Protection — Process for Hosts
- Open Airbnb → Resolution Center
- Upload photos, videos, receipts, estimates
- Explain how the guest caused the damage
- Airbnb reviews the claim
If Airbnb denies the claim, you may turn to your own insurance policy.
📌 2. Host Liability — Process for Guest Injuries
- Guest submits a report to Airbnb
- Airbnb evaluates whether it qualifies as liability
- Payment goes to the guest or injured party
🏛️ When Do You Need Real Insurance Instead?
Real insurance is required for:
- Fire, smoke, or explosion
- Water damage, leaks, or burst pipes
- Wind or storm roof damage
- Loss of rent after a covered claim
- Major structural or building repair
AirCover handles “guest incidents,” not “house incidents.”
💡 Key Takeaways for Hosts
- AirCover is not insurance.
- AirCover does not cover building damage.
- Airbnb decides whether to pay — not the state.
- AirCover = Bonus, not protection.
- Real protection = HO-3, DP-3, or Commercial STR policies.
⭐ One-Sentence Summary
AirCover is platform protection — real insurance for hosts still comes from HO-3, DP-3, or Commercial STR policies.
