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Making sure your biggest investment is properly protected may cost you more.

Florida homeowner's insurance rates will continue to rise as legislators tackle lawsuits filed by roofing contractors.

A new law means minimum coverage requirements are increasing for drivers with baseline insurance.

The parent company of the Wyoming Behavioral Institute, Universal Health Services Inc. has offered a free on-demand webinar dealing with, what they call, 'The Cannabis Epidemic.'

Every Fla. property insurance company calculates “replacement cost” differently, but almost all will charge more next year – in addition to other standard increases.

Florida home insurance costs will likely rise even higher than expected next year as companies increase the replacement value, or the estimated cost of replacing a damaged home, to reflect skyrocketing costs of construction materials and labor.

Insurers are factoring 2021's inflation and labor shortage into higher estimated replacement values for your home. Multiplied by higher rates, those increased replacement values are driving up your overall cost of coverage.

Real estate and insurance experts say insurance costs are on the rise (for most people) due to things like inflation, flooding and natural disasters.

New York is home to more than 7,200 dams. Hundreds are in poor condition — and thousands have not been inspected in over 20 years.

Reportedly, hundreds of homes and businesses have been destroyed, including factories and warehouses.