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Home Insurance Sticker Shock . . .

. . . . and the Antidote My mama told me…’you better shop around’ (Shop, shop around) a-whoa-yeah You better (uh-huh) shop around! (Shop, shop around) Uh-uh-uh –lyrics, “Shop Around”; Smokey Robinson Home Buyers-turned-mortgage borrowers know that it can pay to shop around on fees (note:  stellar service and industry experience should be the other criteria)....
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2012 Hazard Insurance “One-Two Punch”

Rates, Deductibles Both Jump “April showers bring May flowers.” “2011 insurance claims bring  . . . 2012 rate increases.” Ok, so it’s not as catchy, but it’s still definitely the case that record 2011 insurance claims — due to unprecedented storms and claims nationally last year — are hitting homeowners two ways this Spring. First,...
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