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What You Need to Know about Changing Homeowners Insurance

03 Nov
What You Need to Know about Changing Homeowners Insurance Policies

In most cases, your home is both your biggest and most valuable asset. Protecting this valuable asset is a necessity and the best way to do that is to have a comprehensive homeowners policy. A homeowners policy helps cover the cost of rebuilding your home and replacing your possessions it they are destroyed due to […]

5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Home in a Hurricane Zone

28 Oct
Hurricane Patricia Makes Landfall in Mexico

While Hurricane Patricia didn’t amount to much in the end, it started out as the strongest hurricane on record, making it a stark reminder that living at the beach can be dangerous. It is important for anyone contemplating a move to the beach to think about all of the factors that can impact your safety […]

Bracing for South Carolina’s Devastating Floods

06 Oct
South Carolina Rain Fall Totals

The rain just keeps coming in South Carolina. According to a CNN report, Gov Nikki Haley recently claimed, “We are at a 1,000-year level of rain,” which means that there is a 1 in 1,000 chance of this much rain happening in any given year. The record setting rainfall has dropped 24 inches of rain […]

Massachusetts to Investigate Homeowners Insurance Rate Increases

30 Sep
Snowstorm view from Prudential Tower at dusk in downtown Boston.

In Massachusetts, homeowners have been hit hard in the last few years by huge hikes in homeowner insurance rates. Big winter storms and record snowfall have forced insurers to push rates up to cover the cost of the thousands of claims they have received. There have been some concerns by both homeowners and lawmakers as […]

Homeowners in high fire-risk areas are upset over soaring insurance rates

16 Sep
Fire risk and increased home insurance rates

According to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, the Stoffan family in Greeley Hill, California has seen their homeowners insurance cost double to $5,100 in a year due to the fire risk in their area. This is despite the fact that they added a 50-foot lawn buffer around the house and even installed […]

Recreational Drones: Do Homeowners’ Insurance Policies Provide Coverage?

10 Sep
Drones flying near homes

Recreational drones, or the more technical name, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have skyrocketed in popularity in the last few years. As they have literally filled the sky, a debate has been sparked regarding both safety and privacy. Misuse, or the crashing of a drone into another person’s property can result in a huge repair bill […]

Homeowner’s Insurance Went Up? Credit Rating Could be the Problem

02 Sep

As most people are aware, your credit score can have a huge effect on your life these days. Your credit score can positively, or negatively affect everything from the interest rate you are charged on your mortgage to a background check for a new job. In addition, it can have a huge effect on your […]

Does homeowners cover your college students belongings?

25 Aug
Does homeowners insurance cover college students belongings?

It’s time for the parents of college bound students to start feeling the pain of separation. As August winds down cars filled to the brim with laptop, tablets, printers, and beanbag chairs are headed down the highway towards campus. It seems like college students have more and more stuff to haul with them every year. […]

What Really Goes Into Your Monthly Mortgage Payment?

24 Aug
What goes into your monthly mortgage payment?

Buying a house is probably one of the biggest financial commitments you will make in your life. While your mortgage payment will make up a considerable portion of the monthly costs related to your new home, there will be additional expenses that you will need to consider before you plunk down your earnest money and […]