9 stress-free ways to cut your homeowners insurance costs

Upping your deductible generally lowers your premiums. According to the Insurance Information Institute, increasing your deductible from $500 to $1,000 can lower your rates by approximately 25%. If ...

US homeowner's insurance rates spike to an average of nearly $3K, with rates in some states nearing $8K — here's which states are paying the most

The average U.S. homeowners’ insurance rate is nearly $3,000 per year, according to a recent report by insurance marketplace The Zebra [1]. But that’s just the average — residents in some states pay ...
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Homeowners insurance costs have shot up 70% since 2021. Here's why.

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...
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Officials seeks solutions as homeowners are slammed with record insurance rate hikes: 'The greatest harm'

Homeowners throughout the country are seeing rising homeowners insurance rates, and everyone is shifting the blame. The Illinois Senate Insurance Committee recently met to discuss the root cause of ...
ConsumerAffairs

Nearly half of U.S. homeowners hit with insurance rate hikes

Almost half of U.S. homeowners insurance customers (47%) experienced a premium increase in the past year, the highest rate of insurer-initiated hikes in more than 10 years, according to the J.D. Power ...

Map: See where California FAIR Plan seeks home insurance rate hikes

The FAIR Plan calculated its rate hike request using new guidelines approved by the California Department of Insurance late ...
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Homeowners Insurance Premium Increases Threaten Customer Loyalty, Long-Term Profitability, J.D. Power Finds

TROY, Mich.: 16 Sept. 2025 — Almost half (47%) of homeowners insurance customers in the United States have experienced a premium increase in the past year, the highest rate of insurer-initiated rate ...