Posts with tag Homeowners insurance

Looking to know more about home insurance in the wake of Hurricane Sandy? Republished here is one of AOL Real Estate's best guides to understanding a homeowners policy. Many homeowners are baffled by trying to figure out the maze that is home insurance. Take Stephanie and Eric Jones, who for 15 years paid too much... Continue Reading »

By Dona DeZube How would you like it if your lender forced a hazard insurance policy on you even if you were already covered? It happens, and now the feds' Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is asking consumers, through Oct. 9, 2012, whether homeowners deserve better treatment. It's great to see the CFPB doing what the... Continue Reading »

People up and down the East Coast are thinking about earthquake coverage, after a 5.8 earthquake rattled the Mid Atlantic states on August 23. Bill Howard, an independent insurance agent in Alexandria, Va., just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., has been getting calls for the past two days from clients who... Continue Reading »

As the 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Virginia on Tuesday demonstrated, natural disasters are not the sole purview of West Coast homeowners and traveling expats. With reports of tremors felt as far north as New York and as far south as Chapel Hill, N.C., the quake reminds us that there's no excuse to be caught flat-footed... Continue Reading »

In a year that's been rife with tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, premiums for homeowners insurance are on the rise. And forecasts are calling for a hurricane season that will be more active than usual. Insurers may try to boost rates by as much as 20 percent in areas where storms hit hardest. Don't look for a break... Continue Reading »