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Solved! How Many Security Cameras Do I Need to Protect My Home?

Photo: istock.comA: Seeing someone else’s footage of a stranger wandering through the backyard in the dead of night or picking through a car (especially one that appeared to be locked) can be very unsettling, so the desire to make sure you’re aware...

Citizens ordered to change plans to raise home insurance rates

The state-backed property insurance company initially proposed a 12 percent rate hike for most people with 'multi-peril' policies on their main residences. TALLAHASSEE, Fla....

State tells Citizens Property Insurance to shrink its proposed rate hike

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mary Garst remembers the moment when Florida’s home insurance crisis became real for her and her St. Petersburg home.“When I got my new statement earlier this year in February from Security First, and it went from $1,800 to $3,900,”...

Study: Delaying Repairs Jeopardizes Home Insurance Policies

While many Americans are now up to date on their routine home maintenance work, many delayed making repairs and even necessary renovations in the last year to save money, a decision that puts their homeowners policies at risk, according to a recent survey...

Addressing the Insurance Crisis Through Property Resilience

In May, State Farm announced they will no longer provide home insurance to new California customers due to wildfire risks and increase in construction costs. Then in July, Farmers Insurance announced that they will stop offering policies in Florida due to the rising...

S&P Says CA Outmigration Could Result In State Credit Downgrade

CALIFORNIA — According to a new analysis from S&P Global, the steady flow of property insurers leaving the California market is resulting in skyrocketing insurance premiums from remaining providers, likely driving even more people to leave the state as property becomes even more...