Americans are canceling their homeowner’s insurance because they can no longer afford it, reports the Wall Street Journal.
“Some skipping insurance say they are doing so because they can no longer afford the rising premiums,” the report adds. “The national average for home insurance based on $250,000 in dwelling coverage increased this year to $1,428 annually, up 20% from 2022, according to Bankrate.”“Twelve percent of homeowners in the U.S. don’t purchase homeowners’ insurance. About half of them have annual household incomes of less than $40,000, according to a 2023 survey[.
Even if you decide to abandon your home in the event of a fire or flood or whatever, you could still assume liability with the clean-up. For most of us, for everyday people, your house is not only your shelter; it’s your future. Your home is the thing you build old age and retirement on. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it’s the rock in your life, the thing you can always count on and even draw on in the event of an emergency. The thought of losing my home is unimaginable, and how that loss would annihilate my future plans is even more unimaginable.
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