Credit Scores Help Insurance Premiums, Not Just Mortgage Rates
The key to obtaining a lower mortgage rate is a good credit score. But new research has also found a direct link between credit scores and insurance premiums.
Review Your Homeowners Insurance Yearly
The beginning of hurricane season should serve as a reminder to homeowners in affected areas to make sure their homeowners insurance is up to date.
Insurance Is the Wild Card for Some Buyers
When it comes to buying a house, the elephant in the room is not the price. It’s not the mortgage rates. It’s not even the property tax. It’s the insurance.
Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates as Climate Change Makes Disasters More Common
A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says.
Housing ‘Extras’ Add Up
Homebuyers who focus solely on the cost of their mortgage’s interest and principal are doing themselves a disservice. There are other recurring costs that should be factored into the decision.
The Basics of Homeowners’ Insurance
Many homeowners, especially rookies who are new to the game, have no clue what their homeowner’s insurance policies cover.
Disaster Coverage is a Disaster for Most
Many – if not most – homeowners aren’t prepared for a flood, tornado or other natural disaster. And neither, apparently, are their insurance companies.
Higher Insurance Rates Follow Last Year’s Winter Storms
Massachusetts residents are still getting hit by last...Lawmakers Advancing Bill To Safeguard Group Auto, Homeowners Discounts
State legislators appear poised to take steps to...
Attorney General Faults Insurance Companies’ Rate Increases
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says two...Senators Weigh Changes To Homeowners’ Insurance Rate Process
Citing reports of rate hikes and canceled policies...
