As we move into tax season many of us are looking for tax deductions to lower our tax burden. While your home can lead to some major deductions, you may be wondering if it is possible to deduct your homeowners insurance premium. In most cases, the answer to this question is no but there can […]
Baby Boomers, which is the generation born between 1946 and 1964 retired in record rates during 2020. According to statistics, roughly 2 million boomers have retired every year since 2011. However, in 2020, a whopping 3.2 million boomers turned in their two-week notice. Luckily, Baby Boomers have seen a huge surge in home values as […]
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. may be increasing residential homeowner rates by an average of 7.2 percent this year. Citizens Property is the state-backed insurer of last resort, they have been dealing with a flood of new policyholders due to trouble in the private insurance market in Florida. According to a recent Miami Herald article, the […]
One of the major costs of owning a home is properly insuring it. The cost of homeowners insurance can vary dramatically by state but regardless of where you live, you are most likely paying more for homeowners coverage than you did a few years ago. According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, home insurance rates […]
If your home is located in a high-risk (or even medium risk) area for flooding, you will most likely need a flood insurance policy to full protect your home. You can purchase flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) or in the private market. Regardless of where you purchase your flood coverage, you […]
A recent analysis found that Florida’s property insurance market is “spiraling towards collapse” and needs immediate attention if there is any chance of protecting consumers and the property insurance market in the Sunshine state. The analysis was done by Guy Fraker of Cre8tfutures Innovation System & Consultancy. Fraker has worked with the insurance industry for 30 years. […]
Citizens Property Insurance Corp and Heritage Property and Casualty in Florida have started going after alleged fraudsters who submit fraudulent claims with a legal tool that was developed to help prosecutors convict organized crime members. In recent lawsuits, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and Heritage Property & Casualty have claimed that certain repair contractors and their legal partners […]
An insurance rider is also known as an endorsement on your insurance policy. It is basically an optional provision attached to the policy that alters the coverage of your standard insurance policy. Riders are usually used to add additional coverage to the policy but can also be used to amend the terms of the policy […]
Homeowners in Florida can look forward to yet another year of insurance increases in the Sunshine State according to a new Value Penguin article. Insurers have already started filing rate increase requests for 2021. Allstate has requested a 13.8 percent rate increase for the new year and other insurers are sure to follow shortly. Florida […]
In a recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, John Sebak, owner of Sebak Insurance Agency in Natrona Heights detailed a recent claim he dealt with that involved a person working from home who was in a car accident that destroyed his work computer. The question the claim presented was does the employer’s insurance cover the laptop or […]