New Year’s Day sees a 165 per cent increase in home insurance claims, following parties that get out of control and lead to damage or theft, according to statistics from HSBC.

The yearly rate Ohioans paid for homeowners insurance rose $6 between 2006 and 2007 to $548, ranking the state sixth-lowest for such premiums, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners said.

Home insurance customers in the north-east could be among those receiving a new anti-burglary pack designed to drive down the number of thefts in the area.

A financial review may not be at the top of everyone’s New Year resolution list. But as homeowners start 2010, they should add “insurance policy checkup” to their to-do list.

A four-foot pile of ash and charred debris is all that remains of the Rodriguez family’s two-story garage, which had been stuffed with tools, machinery, couches and appliances when a mysterious fire ripped through it earlier this month.

The Insurance Information Institute, an educational organization financed by the insurance industry, has included “insuring a home for its real estate value rather than the cost of rebuilding” as No. 1 in its new list of insurance mistakes consumers make when trying to cut insurance costs.

The number of homes sold by the federal government and by government-sponsored companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rose dramatically in the wake of the recession.

Florida homeowners insurance laws dictate how much an insurer has to pay in the event of a “total loss” to a home.

Across B.C. each year, everyday heroes like nurses and community health workers provide millions of hours of home care support, allowing seniors and British Columbians with physical and mental challenges to enjoy greater independence and quality of life…

Living life without risks would be impossible, not to mention boring. The risk spectrum is wide, ranging from simply riding in a car to treacherous rock climbing or sky diving. Some forms of it, such as financial risk, threaten your pocketbook rather than life and limb.