Your home insurance feels secure until disaster strikes and coverage falls short. Hidden deep within insurance records lie errors, omissions and outdated information that can derail claims, inflate ...

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Laura Morris’s house in Greenville, S.C., survived the punishing winds and rain of Hurricane Helene in September 2024. While her neighbors had trees fall on their houses or in their yards, her house ...

We analyzed costs and complaints about home insurance made to state departments of insurance to identify the cheapest home insurance. We analyzed home insurance rates across four dwelling coverage ...

Melissa Hudson says she was stunned last year when the insurance premiums on her home in Port Orchard, Wash., shot up 40 percent—even though she’d intentionally bought a home at low risk for fire, ...

We consider the experience of people who are buying and managing a home insurance policy. We use data about complaints to state regulators and third-party surveys to evaluate consumer satisfaction. We ...

Homeowners who rushed to install solar panels to save on energy bills are now discovering a harsh reality. Their insurance companies are denying claims, citing improper installation practices that ...

Homeowners insurance premiums have spiked for many people in recent years, due to factors like inflation and climate change. There are steps that policyholders can take to try to reduce their ...

Nearly two-thirds (71%) of homeowners say the cost of their homeowners insurance has increased over the past few years, according to a 2026 survey from the Pew Research Center, including 42% who said ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...