If you have homeowners, renters or condo insurance, you already have pet liability coverage, unless your dog is excluded Written By Written by Insurance Staff Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Kara McGinley is a ...

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Your home is more than just your largest purchase, it's the center of your life. So, making sure it's insured should be a priority. After a catastrophe, having homeowners insurance — and the right ...

Homeowners insurance is supposed to be the quiet safety net in the background of your life, not a pop quiz you can fail. Yet more carriers are scrutinizing properties, raising premiums, and even ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

We estimated quotes using four homeowner profiles with various coverage amounts for dwelling, personal property, liability, other structures and more. We also varied the credit scores, the year the ...