Homeowners insurance offers property and personal liability protection for unexpected emergencies. Mortgage lenders require it, and it’s strongly advised in any event because of the financial ...

With another cold front forecast this weekend, your pipes are in danger of freezing and inflicting expensive water damage on your home.

Accumulation on roofs and gutters can lead to everything from cracks to total collapse. Most standard homeowners insurance ...

With homeowners insurance costs now outpacing both inflation and auto insurance rate increases, more people than ever are shopping for new policies. In fact, according to J.D. Power's 2024 U.S. Home ...

Having an understanding of your home insurance policy is important as you prepare for a hurricane — or any other catastrophic event for that matter. We’ve outlined seven necessary steps to ...

Recent wildfires have reshaped California’s insurance landscape, and some Los Angeles homeowners are seeing their premiums skyrocket or are facing policy non-renewals. Wildfire survivors have also ...

Auto-Owners is the No. 4 cheapest home insurance company in our rating, charging $178 per month on average for a policy. This ...

Is reading your homeowner's policy as clear as mud? Take comfort — you're not alone. About two in three homeowners (65%) said they “have no idea” what their home insurance covers, and 16% said they ...

When a storm, fire, or burst pipe rips through your home, the first instinct is to fix what you can see. Yet the outcome of ...

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