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Private home insurers are dropping a growing number of customers in most states, a Senate report found. That leaves homeowners at risk, turning to more expensive last-resort options or going uninsured ...

Melissa Hudson says she was stunned last year when the insurance premiums on her home in Port Orchard, Wash., shot up 40 percent—even though she’d intentionally bought a home at low risk for fire, ...

These houses are in areas increasingly prone to natural disasters like wildfires or hurricanes. Private insurance wouldn't cover them, so they are covered under insurance plans of last resort, known ...