If you have a rental property or even rent out your own home on an occasional basis, you probably should be carrying landlord insurance to properly protect your rental property. A typical homeowner policy doesn’t cover issues related to renters. Here is a brief overview of everything you need to know about landlord insurance: What […]
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Angry Florida Homeowners See Shocking Increases in Costs Over the Last Year
Angry Florida homeowners have seen shocking increases to their homeowner insurance costs over the last year and are now putting pressure on state lawmakers to step up and help lower the sky-high cost of property insurance in the Sunshine State. Property owners have seen premium hikes as high as 30% to 40% at policy renewal. […]
North Carolina Home Insurance Rate Increase Request
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey recently announced that the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) has requested a 24.5% statewide average increase in homeowners’ insurance rates which will take effect in August 2021. The NCRB is an industry group that represents insurance companies that write insurance policies in North Carolina, it is not a part […]
Hey Millennials! Here is Your Insurance Checklist
Recommended insurance coverages can vary and change as you age, start a family and acquire more assets. We thought it might be fun to take a look at what insurance millennials should be carrying. Millennials are defined as adults between the ages of 23 and 39 years old in 2020. Here is a quick rundown […]
California Homeowners Now Protected from Canceled Policies due to Fire Risk
On September 9 2020, a thick orange haze above San Francisco, CA from wildfires. This photo is a daytime view of ash and smoke floating over the Bay Area. Recently, the California Department of Insurance released a list of 518 zip codes within or adjacent to this year’s wildfires where insurance companies are no longer […]
Does home insurance cover my broken appliances?
While homeowners insurance offers protection for your home in the event of an accident or catastrophic loss it also protects the contents of your home, but does that include appliances? The answer to that question will depend on what happened to your appliance. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about homeowners insurance […]
Increased Insurance Rates due to Insurance Fraud
Like most scams, insurance scams are designed to separate you and your money. Even if you have never been the victim of insurance fraud, you are probably paying for it via a higher premium. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the average U.S. family pays between $400 and $700 per year in increased insurance […]
New California Law Increasing Insurance Coverage for Wildfire
Curtis Panasuk was forced to evacuate his home located in Ben Lomond (Santa Cruz County) California when the CZU Lightning Complex fires hit in August according to a recent San Francisco Chronicle article. In the article he said he could hear dynamite-like explosions in the San Lorenzo Valley when nearby homes burned which caused their propane […]
What can increase the cost of your homeowners insurance?
If you are in the market for a house, the cost of homeowners insurance is probably not your number one priority but some homes come with risks that could dramatically up the cost of insuring your new home. Knowing what risks can be an insurance issue with a home can help you save not only […]
Is COVID-19 Having a Negative Impact on Homeowners Insurance?
A recent survey of 1,000 U.S. homeowners, which was conducted by Hippo Insurance and SimpliSafe looked at how the pandemic was impacting homeowners across the country. It found that COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on everyone’s life as well as the fact that homeowners are both anxious and paying closer attention to their homes then […]