In most cases, home insurance will help pay to repair or replace your roof after damage from a storm or accident. Insurance doesn't pay to fix normal wear and tear. That means you're responsible for ...

Some homeowners are being told to clean their roof or they could lose their insurance."But it's definitely, you know, a shock after moving into a new home," homeowner Spenser Henry said. The shock for ...

Anthony Battle is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He earned the Chartered Financial Consultant® designation for advanced financial planning, the Chartered Life Underwriter® designation ...

New roofs on two houses he bought in 2013 cost him $20,000, he said, and "neither of the roofs leaked or anything." Last fall, Jeff Machota of Urbana said he switched home and auto coverage looking ...

For many homeowners, roof replacement is one of the most expensive repairs they may ever face. It is also one of the most misunderstood areas of homeowners insurance. While many policies do cover roof ...

You probably don’t think about your roof often — and that’s not a bad thing. If you are thinking about it, chances are something’s gone wrong. When roofs wear out or sustain damage, the right ...

I’ve been ranting and raving about hail-damaged roofs and how messed-up homeowners insurance is for the past couple of blog posts. While digging into this topic with a number of roofing contractors ...

The state’s grant program that helps homeowners pay for upgrades for a fortified roof is proving effective in lowering the cost of their homeowner’s insurance, according to a review published Monday ...