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Flooding risk raises importance of home insurance

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. — Multiple rounds of heavy rain are in the forecast this week, raising the risk of flooding in the area. Some people may be concerned about how they can protect their homes and belongings with insurance.Local insurance agent Jess Bowman with...

Home Insurance Providers Have Dropped 1 in 4 US Homeowners

One in four U.S. homeowners have been dropped by their insurer last year, according to a new survey.Half of those lucky enough to still hold a homeowner insurance policy told personal finance company ValuePenguin, part of LendingTree, that they are worried their properties...

Illinois home insurance prices jumped 50% in three years — second-highest in the country, study shows – Insurance News

Bridgeport resident Ellen Grimes, 66, is fed up. She has tried finding a more affordable homeowners insurance policy for her two-flat but kept getting rejected by companies that didn’t want to insure her 1880s-era home.“After a year of trying to find a decent...

Oklahoma homeowners see rising insurance cost due to storm damage

ALL RIGHT. THANKS VERY MUCH, DAMON. AND SEVERE STORMS THAT PRODUCE HAIL AND TORNADOES. THE THE KINDS OF STORMS THAT WE’RE KNOWN FOR HERE IN OKLAHOMA ARE SECOND ONLY TO HURRICANES WHEN IT COMES TO EXPENSIVE INSURANCE CLAIMS. AND WE’RE LEARNING ALL THAT...

Insurance agent discusses homeowners insurance in storm season

COLUMBUS, Miss. – It’s severe weather season, and with that comes the risk of storm damage. Heath Fisackerly is an Alfa Insurance Agent in Columbus. He said all homeowners insurance covers external storm damage. However, the amount you have to pay out of pocket is what he...

Paris Hilton’s nonprofit gives $25,000 grants to women-owned small businesses hit by the Eaton Fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are brief moments when Annisa Faquir forgets that the Little Red Hen Coffee Shop, the Altadena diner her grandmother founded a half century ago,...