A home warranty and home insurance both provide peace of mind, but they offer different types of coverage. Find out how they differ and if you need both.

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Buying your first home is a major milestone. However, it comes with major financial responsibilities, including protecting your home with homeowners insurance. While many first-time buyers focus on ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Homeowners were already bracing for higher home insurance costs in 2025, and tariffs on construction materials could further raise insurance rates. Insurify projects tariffs will add an extra $106 to ...

Raising dwelling and personal property coverage limits to account for new tariff-related costs would add about 3 percentage points to Insurify’s previous projection of an 8% increase, meaning costs ...