Having your home insurance canceled can make it difficult to get new coverage.

What do I do if my home insurance is canceled or nonrenewed?

What would you do if your home insurance company said that they were no longer going to insure you? The news would probably come as a pretty big blow. You depend on your home insurance to protect your house and losing that insurance might cause a little bit of panic. It can be difficult to get home insurance after being canceled or nonrenewed by an insurance company, depending on their reason for dropping your coverage. The question going through your mind might be: What do I do if my home insurance is canceled? There are a few things you can do in the event that your home insurance company drops you.

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Do you have enough home insurance?

Why it’s important to make sure that you have enough home insurance

Nobody wants to consider the possibility that their home could be destroyed by a disaster or fire. But it’s important to be prepared nonetheless, and having the proper insurance will help you protect your home and provide for your family. So, the question is: do you have enough home insurance? There are a few things you have to ask yourself to answer that and make sure that you can get back on your feet after a loss.

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Home renovations can affect your home insurance.

Keep your insurance happy when you do home renovations

You can see it in your mind’s eye – a beautiful, sparkling new kitchen. It’s glorious. New marble countertops, sleek cabinets, and a shiny new oven and dishwasher. Gleaming hardwood floors that you can see your reflection in, a refrigerator that will hold all of the Thanksgiving leftovers with ease. Oooh, it’s gorgeous.

Record scratch and back to the present – sure, your imagination is great. But why not actually get the kitchen you want? You’ve finally decided that you’re going to take the plunge and remodel the kitchen. You’ve got a great deal of affection for your current set-up, of course, but you can’t resist the call of the marble countertops. They’re just too pretty.

So, what is there to do other than hit the hardware store to make your dream a reality? Well, we need to pause for a second on your kitchen daydreams and think about something that’s pretty important – your home insurance. Renovating your home can have an effect on your home insurance, so we’ve come up with four steps to help you renovate your home and keep your insurance happy at the same time.

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A claim can be denied for a variety of reasons.

5 tips to keep your home insurance claim from being denied

Filing a home insurance claim can be daunting. The reason that you have home insurance in the first place is to help you replace things that have been destroyed by factors outside of your control. It protects you from losses. Getting the insurance and paying the premiums is easy. Filing a home insurance claim and getting it approved can sometimes feel like another story.

When you’re filing a home insurance claim, it’s important that you keep a few things in mind to make sure that you get the payments that you need to rebuild what you’ve lost. Just because you fill out the paperwork doesn’t mean that the money will magically appear in your bank account. The claim could get denied, which is something that you don’t want to happen. If your claim is denied, you’re kind of back where you started.

To make sure that your claim isn’t denied, make sure that you keep the following tips in mind when you’re working through the filing process.

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10 things to include in your insurance policy (Summertime policy checkup)

Ah, summer’s here! It’s time for some well-deserved rest and relaxation. You might be thinking about going on a summer vacation with your family, or maybe you’re planning on having a stay-cation at home. Either way, summer is a good time to give your insurance policy a check-up. When was the last time you really looked at your policy? Is everything up-to-date? Do you have all of the coverage you need? Do any changes need to be made to your policy?

If the answers to any of these questions are “errr…,” you might want to consider taking a look at your policy. When it comes to “insurance speak” and policies, it might be hard to know where to start. There’s a lot of policy to cover. But not to worry – we’re not throwing you to the wolves! We’ve got a few things about your policy that you can check on to make sure that it’s in good health.

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The ultimate guide to getting the best (and cheapest) home insurance

Have you ever been completely baffled when it comes to home insurance? Does it make your brain hurt a little? Do you kind of cringe inside when you think about it? Don’t worry. You’re not alone. It gets complicated, and that makes a lot of us want to shove it out of our minds so we don’t have to deal withf it.

But we’re here to help decode the strange language that is homeowners insurance. By the end of reading this article you’ll be fluent. We’ve sectioned this guide into four basic categories to help you with getting not only the best, but also the cheapest homeowners insurance in your state.

We’ve broken this article into four sections that each tackle a home insurance mystery.

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Why is a home inventory important for your home insurance?

Okay, we get it. Taking a home inventory is hardly an exciting way to spend a weekend. Walking around, writing things down on a clipboard…yeah, maybe not the most fun thing to do on a Saturday. But it is very important when it comes to your insurance. A home inventory is basically a list of all the items in your house. No one wants or asks for their home to be destroyed, but if the unthinkable happens and a fire or burglary strikes your house, you’ll be better off if you have a detailed list of everything you own.

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Is you home covered from termite damage with a homeowners insurance policy?

Are termites covered in my homeowners policy?

If you found this article, then chances are you’re looking to know whether or not termite damage is covered by your homeowner’s policy.

Did you know that a silent destructive force could be slowly taking your home apart bit by bit? It sounds like the making of a bad science fiction movie, right? In reality, we are talking about termites.

Here’s a not-so-fun fact: Did you know that every year, termites are responsible for $1-2 billion in property damage in the United States?

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how is your home insurance premium calculated

How is a home insurance premium calculated?

Everyone wants cheaper insurance for their home that provides the best coverage.

How does an insurance company calculate your homeowner’s insurance rates? What makes one house more expensive to insure than another? The answer may surprise you. Here are some of the things that are used to figure out your homeowner premium.

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protect home from hurricane

How to protect your home from hurricanes

Did you know that hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30 each year with the busiest time between mid-August and mid-September?

What does that mean for you? It’s time to batten down the hatches! While Georgia has not had a “direct hit” hurricane since the 1800’s, we certainly can get heavy rain, high winds, or tornadoes from the remnants of the Atlantic and Gulf coast storms. That raises an important question:

What can we do to protect our homes and families from hurricanes?

Here are a few helpful tips so that you and your family will be prepared ahead of time.

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