The Vogts designed their Malibu house to withstand disasters. But they were only beginning to learn the mental toll the fires ...

Home insurance has become increasingly unaffordable for those living in areas most impacted by climate disasters, the ...

An explosion at a home in suburban Bolingbrook sparked a large law enforcement response and left the structure unsafe to ...

The majority of American homeowners’ net worth is in their houses, but financial planners say a house should represent a much ...

When disaster strikes and a colleague loses their home, showing support can feel fraught. You might worry you’ll say the wrong thing, but you can make a lasting impact by being thoughtful in your ...

Louisiana residents have decades of experience recovering from natural disasters and hurricanes. Even years after the damage ...

AJC's Fraser Jones explains how homeowners in disaster prone states may or may not be able to adapt to rising insurance costs.

Of course it should be more expensive to insure a home in an area buffeted by disaster. But in practice, states vary widely in their willingness to allow insurance premiums to increase ...

As wildfires blaze trails of destruction in Los Angeles and force tens of thousands of people from their homes, disaster preparedness may be top of mind, even for those far from immediate danger.

But after a disaster, those borrowers do have options ... That’s because the lender doesn’t want to be on the hook if an uninsured home floods or burns down. There’s a lot happening in ...