Your home is more than just a place to live — it's probably your largest investment. Protecting it from financial disaster starts with the right insurance coverage. When unexpected damage occurs, a ...

Buying your first home is a major milestone. However, it comes with major financial responsibilities, including protecting your home with homeowners insurance. While many first-time buyers focus on ...

Tornado damage is typically covered by a standard homeowners insurance policy, but there may be exceptions. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and travel. Based in Chicago, he writes with one objective in mind: Help readers figure out how to save more and stress less. He is ...

Your homeowners insurance should cover siding damage after you’ve paid your deductible, provided a covered peril damaged it.

Homeowners insurance policies don’t typically cover mold. But it might be covered in some instances, depending on the circumstances. Try checking your home insurance policy or talking to your agent ...

Floods hit even outside FEMA zones. Here’s when NFIP flood insurance is required—and why coverage may still be worth it.

With extreme weather events increasing in recent years, homeowners insurance companies have raised premiums or stopped offering coverage completely. Many of the policyholders hit with nonrenewal or ...

A family surveys the damage from fire on residence in Los Angeles. As homeowners survey the damage from the wildfires that tore through Southern California this month, it's tough to peg how much it ...

Homeowners insurance is important for unexpected occurrences, but what about damage to your home that occurs over time? Some homes suffer damage from wood-loving bugs: termites. Even though damage ...

As homeowners survey the damage from the wildfires that tore through Southern California this month, it's tough to peg how ...