Homeowners insurance deductibles are an essential aspect of owning a home. With insurance owners select the amount of coverage they want to help protect their home and belongings, and the cost for this coverage is included in the monthly mortgage payment. While homeowners insurance is a common piece of the real estate puzzle, there are some...

Ninety thousand lightening strikes reported by the Chicago Tribune during the peak of this storm? Unprecedented.

The IRS normally issues taxpayer refunds quickly. But this year, some filers are going to have to wait.

Investigators say unattended candles caused a house fire that displaced a Waterloo, Iowa family from their home.

A tornado that struck the St. Louis area Friday night in Weldon Spring damaging the Whitmoor Country Club before heading deeper into St. Charles County.

There is a sort of honeymoon period that occurs after a big storm like Hurricane Sandy, when insurance executives appear on the local news offering reassuring words.

A Pennsylvania chiropractor can proceed with a claim that State Farm Insurance defamed him in an attempt to ruin his business, a federal judge ruled.

Roofing contractors operating in Tennessee will have to provide residents whose homes are damaged due to tornadoes with more information... under a new law.

Speaking in Washington today, NHTSA director of vehicle safety compliance Claude Harris confirmed the agency’s involvement in the fire investigation of a Texas 2012 Fisker Karma.

On April 17, 2012, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania handed down a sweeping decision that broadly interprets insurance bad faith under Section 8371.

In the fall of 2003, one of the largest recorded wildfires in California's history destroyed over 2,200 houses and killed fifteen people. Soon after, many who'd lost their homes had a rude awakening...

The biggest health threat from smoke comes from fine particles. These microscopic particles can get into your eyes and respiratory system, where they can cause health problems such as burning eyes, runny nose, and illnesses such as bronchitis.