
How Home Insurance Deductibles Actually Work
One policy can carry two deductibles: a flat dollar amount for most losses and a percentage of the dwelling limit for wind or named storms. The second one is the one that surprises people.
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One policy can carry two deductibles: a flat dollar amount for most losses and a percentage of the dwelling limit for wind or named storms. The second one is the one that surprises people.

A burst pipe and a rising creek are different losses on different policies. Which water damage a standard homeowners policy pays for, which needs a flood policy, and the backup gap neither fills.

What a homeowners policy actually protects, how insurers arrive at the premium you are quoted, and what to have in front of you before you start comparing providers.

A standard HO-3 policy protects your dwelling, your belongings, your liability and your living costs — and quietly excludes plenty besides. Here is the line-by-line.

Two ways an insurer can value the same damaged roof, and why the cheaper of them can leave you paying the difference. What each term means on your own policy.

A renewal letter rarely explains the increase. Here is what sits behind a rising homeowners premium, and which of those factors a homeowner can actually do something about.
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