You might assume that your homeowner's insurance has you covered no matter what, but that's rarely true. Every year, thousands of homeowners are shocked when their claims are denied for reasons buried ...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A homeowner recently shared their experience filing a homeowners’ insurance claim for the first ...

The Midwest and the Central Plains have the highest risk for hail in the nation, according to FEMA, and the property damage those storms cause can be costly. NBC Chicago viewer Darryl Armistead from ...

Florida's efforts to reduce the number of lawsuits over denied home insurance claims appear to be backfiring, according to a recent report by a Florida-based independent ratings firm. Insurance ...

When the worst happens, ALE or ‘loss of use’ coverage means you won’t have the additional stress of squeezing your family into a friend’s spare room. “If your home is inhabitable due to a covered loss ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

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, ...

Insurance companies operating in Texas closed almost half the claims filed by homeowners last year without paying anything, part of a rising trend that is shifting more costs onto property owners, ...