More than three years after a tree fell on their Middletown home, Jim Leonard and Susie Breigenzer still have a leaky roof. The couple asked State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. to replace their entire roof ...

Readers told us how insurers are raising premiums and, in some cases, cutting back coverage, as climate change shakes up the real estate market. By Claire Brown Last month, we reported on new research ...

Farmers Insurance Group, California’s second-largest home insurance company, is seeking a rate hike amid plans to lift a cap on the number of new homeowner polices it writes each month in the state.

You probably use these tools, gadgets, and items every day—but as useful as they are, you can do better. If you’re like me, you have to make a lot of notes when you’re working around the house. I ...

A new tool could make it easier for homeowners to get and better understand fire insurance coverage. A recently approved bill, SB 429, creates a publicly accessible tool that not only tracks fires and ...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Homeowners insurance is meant to protect your biggest investment, but in recent years, many ...

As weather disasters become more and more frequent, the home insurance system feels broken for Americans across the country. Now, the advocacy nonprofit Consumer Reports is trying to implement a ...

Consumer advocates propose a bill of rights. Plus, expert tips on how to protect yourself and your home in the meantime. CR partnered with consumer and industry organizations to develop a Homeowners ...

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, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado continues to be one of the priciest states for homeowners’ insurance due in large part to devastating hail storms and high wildfire risk and ...

WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey commissioned by The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) and conducted by The Harris Poll, reveals that many U.S. homeowners are ...

The California FAIR Plan, the state’s backup insurance provider, is asking to raise its coverage rates by an average of 35.8% for homeowner policies. That’s according to a recent filing with the ...