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5 Home Insurance Mistakes That Cost Homeowners

Bundle Your Policies And Lower Your Home Insurance

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Claims

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Claims

Does Your Homeowners Policy Cover Frozen Pipes?

Every February, I’d open a new stack of claims and know, without even looking at the first page, that frozen pipes would dominate the pile. It was that predictable. Homeowners calling in …

Why Your Appraisal Clause Matters in Insurance Claims

What Most Home Insurance Claims Get Denied For

Does Your Garage Door Damage Really Count?

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Property Types

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Property Types

Dwelling Fire Policy: 2 Coverage Types That Matter

Most landlords buying a dwelling fire policy have no idea that the “fire” in the name is largely a historical accident. Today these policies cover far more than fire, and in some cases far …

Manufactured Home Insurance: What's Actually Covered

Landlord Insurance: Protection Beyond Standard Homeowners

What Your Condo Insurance Actually Covers

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Cost Factors

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Cost Factors

Fortified Home Program Insurance: What You Need to Know

Most homeowners have never heard of the FORTIFIED Home program. That’s not an accident. Insurers don’t exactly run ads for it, because in states where it works well, it forces them to …

When Your Roof Age Makes Insurance Impossible

How Home Security Ratings Affect Your Insurance Premiums

Lender Placed Insurance: Why It Costs More

Jun 29, 2026 7 min read Read article →

Special Coverage

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Special Coverage

FAIR Plan Insurance: Your Last Resort Home Coverage Option

Most homeowners have never heard of a FAIR plan until the moment they desperately need one. By then, it’s usually too late to understand what they’re actually getting. I’ll be …

Wildfire Risk: How To Protect Your Home Insurance

Does Your Homeowners Policy Cover Hurricane Damage?

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Does Your Homeowners Policy Cover Sewer Backup?

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Personal Property

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Personal Property

Why Your Valuables Need Scheduled Personal Property Coverage

Most people find out they needed scheduled personal property coverage the same way they find out about every insurance gap: after it’s too late. I’ll be honest, when I was still reviewing …

Your Bike Might Not Be Covered: What Home Insurance Includes

Protecting Your Art Collection: What Home Insurance Covers

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Your Jewelry Is Underinsured: What Home Insurance Really Covers

Jun 30, 2026 8 min read Read article →

Coverage

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coverage

Why Loss of Use Coverage Matters for Homeowners

Most homeowners couldn’t tell you what loss of use coverage actually pays for. I know because I spent 14 years on the other side of those calls, watching people discover the hard way that …

Why Your Home's Replacement Cost Matters More Than You Think

When Your Roof Leaks: What Home Insurance Covers

Water Damage and Homeowners Insurance: What's Covered

Jul 15, 2026 7 min read Read article →

Liability

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Liability

Trampoline Insurance Exclusions: What Your Policy Won't Cover

Fourteen years of reading claim denials taught me one thing above everything else: the exclusions that hurt people most are never the ones they worried about. Nobody forgets to ask about fire. Almost …

When Your Neighbor's Damage Becomes Your Problem

Pool Liability Coverage: What Homeowners Need To Know

Does Your Homeowners Policy Cover Dog Bite Claims

Jul 16, 2026 9 min read Read article →

Does Insurance Cover

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Does Insurance Cover

Foundation Repair Costs: What Home Insurance Actually Covers

Most homeowners assume their insurance policy covers foundation repair. Most homeowners are wrong, and the average cost of finding out the hard way is somewhere between $5,000 and $100,000, depending …

Does Home Insurance Cover a Burst Pipe? What to Know

Home Insurance and Water Damage: What's Covered

Jun 10, 2026 4 min read Read article →

Home Insurance Basics

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Home Insurance Basics

Home Replacement Cost Calculator: How Much Dwelling Coverage Do You Need?

One of the most common — and costly — mistakes homeowners make is insuring their home for its market value instead of its replacement cost. These two numbers can differ by tens of thousands of …

Home Insurance Deductible Calculator: Find Your Break-Even Point

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Home Insurance Coverage Calculator: How Much Coverage Do You Really Need?

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Life Events

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Life Events

Who Needs to Update Their Home Insurance After Divorce

Most people going through divorce are focused on the house itself. Who keeps it. Who buys out who. What the mortgage looks like going forward. What almost nobody thinks about until something goes …

Jul 1, 2026 7 min read Read article →

Update Your Homeowners Insurance After Getting Married

Why Your Homeowners Policy Needs Updating After Refinancing

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Policies

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policies

Pick Your Home Insurance Deductible Without Overpaying

Most homeowners pick their deductible the way they’d pick a seat on an airplane: grab something in the middle, stop thinking about it, move on. Then a storm tears off part of the roof. The …

First-Time Homebuyer's Guide to Essential Coverage

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Home Warranty vs. Home Insurance: Which Do You Need?

May 28, 2026 8 min read Read article →

State Guides

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State Guides

California Home Insurance: What Actually Covers Your House

You just got a non-renewal notice in the mail. Your insurer, the one you’ve had for eleven years, is dropping you. Not because you filed too many claims. Not because you missed a payment. …

Texas Home Insurance: What You Really Need To Know

Florida Home Insurance: What Coverage You Actually Need

Jul 10, 2026 9 min read Read article →

Filing a Claim

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Filing a Claim

Home Insurance Claim Denied? Here Are Your Next Steps

Every year, I talked to policyholders who called our claims line genuinely shocked that we’d denied them. Not angry yet, just confused. They’d paid their premiums for a decade, something …

$11,000 Water Damage Claims: How to File and Get Paid

Jul 12, 2026 8 min read Read article →

Premiums

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Premiums

Why Your Home Insurance Premium Went Up This Year

Your renewal notice arrives in the mail, and the new premium is $340 higher than last year. You didn’t file a claim. You didn’t renovate. Nothing changed. So what happened? Welcome to the …

7 Proven Ways To Lower Your Home Insurance Bills