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Avoiding Renter's Regret: Understanding Renter's Insurance Coverage

Moving into my first apartment brought along a whole series of new experiences. I didn't realize that the property insurance my landlord carried wouldn't cover my belongings. I was lucky to find out before anything happened, and I spent a lot of time researching the difference between renter's insurance and the property coverage for landlords. I built this site to share all of the information that I learned, including the insurance coverage best practices I picked up along the way. If you're new to renting and don't have any renter's insurance, I hope the information here helps you to see how it could benefit you and what you need to do to get it.

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Things That Raise Your Homeowner’s Insurance Premiums

13 February 2015
 Categories: Insurance, Blog

Keeping your mortgage payments low is probably a budgetary goal you have, just like homeowners across the country. While it's extremely hard to reduce your mortgage payment or property taxes, there are a few things that raise your homeowner's insurance premiums. Taking action to remedy certain situations when possible, helps cut your insurance costs. Then, this helps reduce the amount you spend on your home each month: Owning Certain Types of Dogs Read More …

Insurance Coverage For Mud Damage To Your Home

28 January 2015
 Categories: Insurance, Blog

A standard homeowner's insurance policy doesn't cover every kind of natural disaster, including mud that damages your home. Damages due to ground movements caused by flooding, earthquakes, or heavy rains usually require a separate policy or a special rider to your current homeowner's policy that extends your coverage. Contents Insurance Some insurance companies offer special riders to cover the contents of your home if the loss is related to some type of earth movement. Read More …

5 Things That Can Make Your Car Insurance Rates Go Up

14 January 2015
 Categories: Insurance, Blog

Nobody wants to open up their car insurance bill and see a rate increase. Unfortunately, this can happen when you least expect it. If you know what factors can raise your car insurance rates, you will be less surprised. Here are five things that can make your car insurance rates go up. Increasing Your Commute to Work If you got offered a job that requires a longer commute, it can make your auto insurance rates go up. Read More …