How Long Will It Take for My Insurance to Pay?
Posted: October 18, 2016
My Home Was Damaged in a Storm. How Long Will It Take for My Insurance to Pay? Published October 17, 2016 Realtor.com Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print My Home Was Damaged in a Storm. How Long Will It Take for My Insurance to Pay? (slobo) Q: What is the proper wait time to give the insurance to answer your rain damage to your home? -- Insured A:...
How To Tell If Your Roof Needs Replacing
Posted: October 17, 2016
How To Tell If Your Roof Needs ReplacingRoofs are one of the parts of the home that tend to cause homeowners the most headaches. How do you know if something is a simple fix or the sign of a serious problem? Many people are wary of calling in the professionals for an issue that seems small, but an unattended leak or structural issue can grow into a major threat to your home....
Natural disasters are taking a toll on Progressive insurance's bottom line and led to huge losses
Posted: October 14, 2016
The insurance industry's basic business model hinges on the idea that, over the long run, insurers can be profitable if they are smart about the policies they underwrite. For Progressive, profiting from solid underwriting practices has been a big part of its success, yet weather always plays a factor in determining short-term results. Coming into Thursday's third-quarter financial report, Progressive investors expected that the insurer had...
Is Your Home Ready For The Fall?
Posted: September 16, 2016
Is Your Home Ready For The Fall?For homeowners, each season brings its own unique set of challenges and maintenance tasks, and prevention is always easier and less expensive than repairing something that's broken. As fall approaches, consider protecting your home by taking the time to assess and address any issues in the following areas: Insulation from the cold. As the weather gets colder, poor insulation can be both uncomfortable and expensive,...
ARE YOU COVERED?
Posted: August 3, 2016
Does homeowner's insurance cover floods? As residents affected by superstorm Sandy head back to their homes, many are likely to face an unpleasant reality: Homeowners insurance does not cover flooding. Only people with flood insurance are covered against the kind of storm surges that cascaded through New York and New Jersey. Those with homeowners insurance alone are likely to be compensated for their losses only...
