How to Protect Your Home During Wildfire Season

That title is a bit deceptive. In many parts of the U.S., wildfire season is year-round, and no part of the country is entirely immune. Wh...

Does Your Home Insurance Cover Animal Damage?

So, does homeowners insurance cover animal damage to your home? The answer is: It's complicated. There are a seemingly endless...

Natural Disaster Evacuation and Homeowners Insurance

Wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, floods, heatwaves -- natural, weather-related disasters happen year-round and countrywide. In 2013, ext...

Is Your Home an Attractive Nuisance?

If you've bothered to read your homeowners insurance policy (and you really should), you may have noticed the phrase "attract...

Not Home for the Holidays? Tips to Protect Your Residence When You’re Away

December 2, 2014 by EINSURANCE Christmas is coming, which means lots of people will be going off on vacatio...

Flood Insurance: What is Menendez-Grimm and Why Homeowners Should Care?

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) won't release their forecast for spring flooding until mid-February, ...

How to Compare Homeowners Insurance Policies

Shopping for homeowners insurance policies has never been easier. With just a few keystrokes, you can get quotes online from major carri...

Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Landscaping?

Landscaping adds a lot to the enjoyment of your home while you live in it and the value of your home when you sell it. Good landscapin...

4 Reasons to Buy Renters Insurance

Even with near record-low mortgage rates, reasonably affordable prices and the carrot of mortgage interest deductions, the National As...

Homeowners Insurance Fact or Fiction? Take the Quiz

Homeownership may be the American Dream, but it comes with a stark reality that often comes as a shock to first-time buyers: homeowners ...

Fast Facts About Homeowners Insurance and Reverse Mortgages

You've probably seen the ads on TV touting the benefits of a reverse mortgage. They're a special type of loan exclusively for ...

Make Your Home Safer This Summer

The kids are out of schools. Friends and family are coming to visit.  You're planning a little getaway. Summer's in full swi...

Insurance Tips for First-Time Homebuyers

The stars are finally aligning to woo Millennials into the housing market.  Rental costs are on the rise making equity-building mortga...

Party Season is Coming: The Facts About Your Legal Responsibilities as a Social Host

September 22, 2015 by EINSURANCE Planning a party any time soon? If you'll be serving alcohol you nee...

Four Coverage Options If You Work Out of Your Home

November 12, 2015 by EINSURANCE Being your own boss is part of the American Dream. Working from home make...

Grinch-Proof Your Home for the Holidays

Don't be an easy mark for grinches and thieves who target homes during the holidays. Whether you're going to be away from ho...

Don’t Let Lack of Dog Liability Insurance Come Back to Bite You

Beware the dog that takes a chunk out of your bank account. You are liable should your pet pooch bite someone, but your homeowners or ...

Wills Week is approaching: speakers are invited to participate

We're in the process of setting up our third annual Wills Week event. It just gets bigger and better every year. This year we are doing ...

5 Tips for Keeping Your Home Safe This Halloween

For home owners, trick-or-treaters aren't the only spooky things that come with Halloween. While you're handing out goodies ...

Can You Deduct Your Homeowners Insurance Costs On Your Taxes? Sometimes.

April 17, 2017 by EINSURANCE The answer to whether or not homeowners insurance is tax deductible is kind ...

Does Your Airbnb Home Have Enough Insurance Coverage?

Home sharing service Airbnb now offers free Host Protection Insurance (HPI).  Although HPI covers up to $1M per incident, don't ...

How to handle a belligerent beneficiary

One of the regular readers of this blog (I'm looking at you, webeye) suggested the following article to me. Though the article is Americ...

Insuring Your Home in an HOA Community

Homeowners associations (HOAs) are common, and not just for condominiums and townhomes. Some single-family detached homes are located ...

How Homeowners Insurance Covers Firearms

Firearms and homeowners insurance have a complicated relationship. The issues related to the topic range from policy limits to crimina...