Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A homeowner recently shared their experience filing a homeowners’ insurance claim for the first ...

Back in April, a big storm blew through my Missouri neighborhood, and golf ball–sized hail pounded my home with fierce intensity. A little later, I was sitting on my couch when I felt something wet ...

If you have ever filed a homeowners insurance claim, you know it can feel more like an endurance test than a straightforward process. The savvy financial advisor Rick Kahler, president of Kahler ...

When a storm, fire, or burst pipe rips through your home, the first instinct is to fix what you can see. Yet the outcome of your homeowners claim often hinges on what you secure before you ever hit ...

Myles is a former senior insurance editor for Investopedia. He oversaw the strategy and execution of all content aimed at helping people make better insurance decisions. Myles has nearly a decade of ...

When a pipe bursts or a wildfire jumps a highway, the last thing you want is to be hunting through drawers for missing paperwork. Yet that scramble is exactly what leaves many homeowners with smaller ...

Insurance companies operating in Texas closed almost half the claims filed by homeowners last year without paying anything, part of a rising trend that is shifting more costs onto property owners, ...

Insurance companies operating in Texas closed almost half the claims filed by homeowners last year without paying anything, part of a rising trend that is shifting more costs onto property owners, ...