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Study highlights increasing homeowners insurance costs in New Mexico

Nordstrom
homeowners insurance

New Mexico homeowners can expect to pay more for their insurance coverage A new study from Insurancequotes.com has shown that those living in New Mexico could expect to be paying more for their homeowners insurance. Summer is coming and that means the beginning of fire and flood season in the state. Fires and floods can cause significant damage to property, as has been seen in the past. These disasters have had an impact on the insurance industry, and those living in risk-prone areas of the state could see their homeowners…

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Thanksgiving insurance news features home catastrophe prevention

Julie Campbell
Thanksgiving deep fried turkey fire insurance news

Turkey frying becomes more popular every year, but so do homeowners claims from disasters that can follow. Thanksgiving is one of the most important times of the year for many American families, and while some stick to the traditional oven roasted turkey dinner from one year to the next, homeowners insurance news statistics have shown that deep frying is rising in popularity and, unfortunately, in fires and burns. This year, the insurance industry is hoping that homeowners will take added precautions to safely deep fry turkeys. Deep frying a turkey…

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Homeowners insurance program permits fire mitigation rebates

H. Cutner

Colorado has a program in western Boulder County to help residents protect themselves against wildfires. A new program has now been created in western Boulder County, Colorado, that is designed to help homeowners insurance customers to be able to prepare for wildfires and keep themselves and their properties safe. Despite the fact that the fire season hasn’t been all that heavy, this year, the program is becoming quite popular. So far, the Wildfire Partners program has 500 participants, this year. Moreover, there are a number of other homeowners insurance customers…

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Fire insurance policy used by Oregon to cover wildfires

Julie Campbell
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The state has already managed to burn its way through the deductible and is being assisted by its coverage. Oregon has now started to reach into its fire insurance coverage in order to help pay for the rising cost of battling wildfires in the state, and this is the second year in a row that it has been required to do so. This year, the number of acres that have been burned down have exceeded the average of the last decade. In fact, the wildfires in Oregon have tripled the…

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Homeowners insurance renewal isn’t guaranteed for those near California wildfires

Julie Campbell
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Some policyholders are finding that their insurers are choosing not to allow coverage to continue. At the same time that many homeowners insurance customers are discovering the peace of mind that their policies can bring as the wildfires in California continue to creep ever closer to their homes, others are finding that if their policies are up for renewal, it may not be possible to continue their coverage. It is clear that this is a stressful time for the people living near the wildfires, and this is making it worse.…

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