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Homeowners Insurance

So I was just thrilled that we were moving forward and I calle State Farm b/c they handle our auto insurance and has for a while and they want a lot for the homeowners insurance. Not to mention we need to get flood insurance as well.  DH's mom is looking into her place but can anyone else recommend a company? I can't believe the premiums on this! My mom had a larger house and her premium was much cheaper.

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  • The age of the house also affects the cost of insurance.  So comparing 2 houses based on size does not mean anything.
  • There are a lot of factors that go into your premium.  Age of house, flooring, heating, kids, dogs, location, deductible amount...
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  •  PPs are right. Everything affects the price - I found out b/c we have this weird tower thing in our home (55 ft ceilings) - that affects the price, as does real hardwood flooring over laminate and granite countertops - be sure to compare since they do not affect your credit in checking.

    I called 7 places.  My current company was $500 more per year in premiums. 5 of the 7 were comparable for price of HOI along with replacement cost to rebuild the home and the other stuff (funds for living expenses, etc) definitely compare!

  • I understand different houses, states, etc. go into a premium but State Farm is trying to rip us off. IMO

    I called another company, gave the same info and received a much lower quote..and a very low quote for our automobile.  Sometimes it pays to shop around.

  • We called probably 7 companies (due to have a shepherd/husky mix). We got a range of quotes from over 1k to the one we went with at about $350. Shop around!

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     My current company was $500 more per year in premiums.

    Man, I feel like i'm getting ripped off!  Ours is 828/yr and that was the cheapest after shopping around. Yeah, I'm assuming that they are taking into account the size, the deductible, as well as our lender had specific requirements (such as it had to be a total replacement policy with 75% content replacement).

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     My current company was $500 more per year in premiums.

    Man, I feel like i'm getting ripped off!  Ours is 828/yr and that was the cheapest after shopping around. Yeah, I'm assuming that they are taking into account the size, the deductible, as well as our lender had specific requirements (such as it had to be a total replacement policy with 75% content replacement).

    She didn't say it was $500, she said it was $500 more per year

  • Call around as much as possible, we ended up switching our car insurance to get a lower rate.  I asked for all the quotes in writing so I could make sure that they were quoting us for the exact same coverage.  Our quotes ranged from $1600 a year to $780 a year for the same coverage.  We went with progressive, which was the lowest quote.

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  • Sate Farm is where we did our renter's insurance, but they had higher rates for homeowner's insurance.

    We called Geico, where I do my car insurance. They gave us a lowest rate, and actually do it by farming it out to a third party company, Homesite. Whatever. I called around, it was the best deal and now I get a discount on my car insurance.

  • We have USAA, which is fabulous.  Haven't had a claim or anything, but they're pretty cheap, and our deductible is only $500.  Other companies we went to for estimates were $500 more, with a $1000 deductible.
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  • Let an insurance agent who represents a number of companies do the legwork for you. In my experience, they know the market in my state much better than the captive agents (ie, the Progressive or State Farm guys) do. I have ended up with my coverage grouped together, but right now it's not--my agent found better deals for me, without sacrificing coverage levels.
  • I just shopped for new homeowners' insurance this summer, because our Travelers' premiums were outrageous.

    Our best deal by far was going to a local insurance agent and letting them shop for us.  Our policy is underwritten by a smaller company (not like the big ad-budget companies like Geico, State Farm, Nationwide, etc). 

    I also got quotes from Amica (fairly competitive) and Progressive (not competitive).

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