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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

The three reasons home-insurance bills are only getting worse

A tattered American flag flaps outside a home as furniture and household items damaged by Hurricane Helene flooding sit piled along the street awaiting pickup, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida, in early October - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

American home insurance rates are very likely to continue to rise significantly, a fact that comes as little surprise to the nation's increasingly frustrated homeowners.

In 2023, home insurance rates around the county spiked by an average of 11.3 percent, with homeowners in Arizona, Texas, and Utah seeing increases of more than 20 percent in some cases, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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