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Tybee Island Fire Department’s new ISO rating could lower islanders’ home insurance over time

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — Tybee Island Fire Department’s Insurance Services Office’s rating has dropped from 4 to 3 — and, just like the rules in golf, the lower the score, the better. Mayor Brian West says this means the chances of something...

Can California fix its home insurance market?

In summary Insurance non-renewals continue even as Commissioner Ricardo Lara introduces regulations favored by the industry. With more California homeowners just discovering their insurance policies are getting canceled —  and hundreds of thousands of others stuck with a pricey option of last resort — state Insurance...

California home insurance exodus pushes state’s last-resort backup plan toward insolvency – Monterey Herald

As home insurers flee California, the state’s last-resort insurance plan is warning that it’s being pushed toward insolvency, forced to cover a rapidly growing number of properties that have lost traditional coverage and unable to collect enough in premiums to cover potential losses. The...

4 Home Improvement Projects That Are Tax Deductible

Whether you're a new homeowner who's knee-deep in a gut renovation or you're making necessary upgrades to your forever home, you might think that every home improvement is simply a sunk cost. Don't despair, though. Home improvements can greatly increase the value of...

South Florida homeowners dealing with soaring premiums and few options – NBC 6 South Florida

When we first met Veronica Solomon in 2022, she was concerned about a $1,300 increase to her homeowner’s insurance premium. “The first thing that goes through my mind is, ‘Am I going to be able to afford my house?’” Veronica said. Two years later, she...