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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. It comes as no surprise that if you plan on purchasing a house, you’ll ...

Home warranty vs. home insurance, what's the difference? One covers normal wear and tear and the other liability and ...

If you haven’t filed a homeowners insurance claim in a long time—or ever—and are seeing your premiums soar, switching to another insurer sounds like a no-brainer. Even if you’ve had a claim in recent ...

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Homeowners insurance costs increased by nearly 11% between 2021 and 2022 according to private banking firm S&P Global, joining the list of necessary services hit by inflation. Many homeowners will see ...

You don’t have to live in a disaster-prone place for your homeowners insurance bill to make you feel like disaster has struck. Homeowners insurance premiums have risen significantly throughout the U.S ...

Homeowners insurance rates have risen dramatically, from an average of $2,656 annually in 2021 to $3,303 in 2024. That's a 24% increase, more than twice as fast as the rate of inflation in the same ...

The cost of home insurance spiked all across the country over the past six years, according to a new analysis by LendingTree, with no state spared of premium hikes. Between 2019 and 2024, the cost of ...