A Florida-based property insurer that was recently eliminating coverage for non-weather-related water damage from policies taken out of state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has told agents and ...

Q: I recently had a pipe burst in my home, causing all kinds of damage to the drywall, ceiling, and floor. I’m trying to determine how to go about getting it repaired. In general, does homeowners ...

As both Humberto and Imelda get upgraded to hurricanes, the National Hurricane Center has issued advisories to residents along the Atlantic coast. Even though most models show the stormy pair veering ...

Q: We just had apipe burstin our home, and there is quite a bit of damage. We can already tell that we’re going to need expensive repairs and are hoping insurance can cover at least a portion of the ...

Home insurance protects you from a lot, but not from damage caused by floods, earthquakes, pests, water leaks and a number of ...

SPOKANE, Wash — Across the Inland Northwest, broken pipes have caused a lot of damage this winter. Repairs and cleanup from the water damage can be very costly. Several viewers reached out to our ...

When people think about water damage, they often associate it with floods, hurricanes, and other catastrophic events. But burst pipes, failed appliances, and other events inside the home can also ...

Is is flooding or a hurricane? The difference could be costly. And determining which has often involved legal bills. Only a little more than one in five Florida properties are covered by both flood ...

Erie Insurance was slapped with an insurance coverage lawsuit on Aug. 12 in Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County. The lawsuit, centered on claims of water damage, was filed by ...

Water damage can cause serious harm to your home, rapidly totaling thousands of dollars in damage and requiring months of reconstruction. You may think it won’t happen to you, but no matter where your ...

Chris Kissell has been a journalist for three decades and has written extensively about insurance and other personal finance topics for the past 20 years. For the last 14 years, he has been a ...