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Beginner Basics: 7 Things New Homeowners Need to Know About Home Insurance

November 9, 2023 Guest Author

Most new homeowners know that purchasing a house insurance policy is a sensible decision. Those small monthly payments you barely notice coming out of your bank account can save you from financial ruin in the event of catastrophic property damage. However, some people purchase home insurance policies without doing their homework. Alongside reading the fine print provided by your insurance company, it can be worth familiarizing yourself with the following details: No Doesn’t Always Mean No Insurance providers are there to help homeowners protect their investments. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean…

Insurance companies accused of discriminating against the sick

August 21, 2014August 19, 2014 Julie Campbell

Patient advocates are now saying that insurers are specifically placing barriers in the way for some customers. Among the main goals of the health care reform had been to eliminate the existence of discrimination by insurance companies against people who have preexisting conditions, but leading patient advocate groups are now saying that this effort is being undermined by new challenges put into place by insurers. The insurance industry has responded to these accusations by saying that a legitimate cost control is being misinterpreted. At the same time, some state regulators…