Homeowners Insurance Knowledge

Insurify's insurance experts guide you through the basics of home insurance insurance.

What Is a Home Insurance Declaration Page?

What Is a Home Insurance Declaration Page?

A homeowners insurance declaration page serves as proof of coverage and summarizes key policy details like coverage, coverage limits, and deductibles.
Recoverable Depreciation: What It Means for Your Home Insurance Claim

Recoverable Depreciation: What It Means for Your Home Insurance Claim

Recoverable depreciation is the portion of your insurance payout that your insurer withholds until you repair or replace damaged property.
Vacation Home Insurance: Coverage, Costs, and How It Works

Vacation Home Insurance: Coverage, Costs, and How It Works

Farmers, Liberty Mutual, and Progressive are a few of the best companies for vacation home insurance.
What Is Loss of Use Coverage in Homeowners Insurance?

What Is Loss of Use Coverage in Homeowners Insurance?

Loss of use coverage provides for you to live somewhere else in the event your home is unlivable. But there are other things you should know about this coverage.
Survey: 45% of Homeowners Say Insurance Should Be Optional. Here’s the Price of Opting Out in Each State.

Survey: 45% of Homeowners Say Insurance Should Be Optional. Here’s the Price of Opting Out in Each State.

Lenders generally require homebuyers to carry home insurance. But nearly half of homeowners support making home insurance optional. Without insurance coverage, the average household would take on extreme long-term risk but save 13% or $281 on monthly housing payments.
Insurance Premium Pressure: 57% Have Made Financial Sacrifices to Afford Home Insurance

Insurance Premium Pressure: 57% Have Made Financial Sacrifices to Afford Home Insurance

Most homeowners (59%) saw their insurance premiums increase in 2025. As costs rise, more than one quarter said they would drop home insurance if they could (28%).
Consumer Complaints About Insurers Rose 7% in 2025

Consumer Complaints About Insurers Rose 7% in 2025

Auto and home insurance customers, specifically, filed 9.2% more complaints in 2025 than in 2024.
Flood Insurance Costs Could Soar 64% Without Government-Backed NFIP

Flood Insurance Costs Could Soar 64% Without Government-Backed NFIP

Nine in 10 Americans with flood insurance get their coverage through the heavily subsidized National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). If the NFIP ends, Americans could see average flood insurance costs rise by about $600 annually.
Risking It All: 1 in 6 Homeowners in the Most Climate-Vulnerable States Skip Home Insurance

Risking It All: 1 in 6 Homeowners in the Most Climate-Vulnerable States Skip Home Insurance

In the 10 states where average incomes are lowest, the rate rises to nearly 1 in 5 uninsured homes, indicating that affordability is also a factor.
Mandatory Wildfire Insurance in Nevada Goes Up in Smoke

Mandatory Wildfire Insurance in Nevada Goes Up in Smoke

New law allows insurers to remove wildfire coverage from standard home insurance policies to reduce premiums.
Flood Insurance: What It Covers and Costs

Flood Insurance: What It Covers and Costs

Flood insurance costs $786 per year, on average, and can provide coverage for flood-related damages that traditional home insurance doesn’t cover.
Over 1.1 Million California Homeowners Face Property Insurance Rate Hike

Over 1.1 Million California Homeowners Face Property Insurance Rate Hike

Under state program, insurers pledge to cover more high-risk homes in exchange for rate increases.
Tariffs Could Raise Home Insurance Costs up to 38% Faster

Tariffs Could Raise Home Insurance Costs up to 38% Faster

With tariffs, Insurify projects the average annual cost of homeowners insurance could rise to $3,626 by the end of the year, an 11% increase from the end of 2024.
FEMA Flood Zone X: Insurance Requirements, Shaded vs. Unshaded Zones Explained

FEMA Flood Zone X: Insurance Requirements, Shaded vs. Unshaded Zones Explained

Homes in Flood Zone X have minimal to moderate risk of flooding, according to FEMA.
California Home Insurer Allowed to Drop 1,300-Plus Policies in High Wildfire Risk Areas

California Home Insurer Allowed to Drop 1,300-Plus Policies in High Wildfire Risk Areas

First Select policy non-renewal notices will roll out over the next year.
FEMA Flood Maps Omit Millions of High-Risk Homes, Report Says

FEMA Flood Maps Omit Millions of High-Risk Homes, Report Says

Research finds outdated and incomplete maps underestimate flood risk, leaving millions underinsured.
Insurance Claims Spike During Holidays. How to Prevent Costly Claims

Insurance Claims Spike During Holidays. How to Prevent Costly Claims

Keep the holidays bright by preventing home damage, car crashes, and package theft.
State Farm Cutting Auto Rates, Hiking Home Premiums in Louisiana

State Farm Cutting Auto Rates, Hiking Home Premiums in Louisiana

Rate changes will affect more than 1.3 million policyholders in the Bayou State.