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Skyrocketing Homeowners Insurance?
Budgeting and Financial Planning

Skyrocketing Homeowners Insurance?

Rodney Brooks
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February 16, 2026

Nearly half (47%) of homeowners said their insurance has experienced a premium increase in the past year, the highest rate of increases in more than a decade, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Home Insurance Study. Separately, data from ICE Mortgage Technology says that costs for homeowners insurance have risen 70% in the past five years.

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Rodney Brooks

An award-winning journalist, writer and author and my specialty is retirement planning and other personal finance issues. I have written for many national publications, including USA TODAY, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, AARP and National Geographic. I am available to speak on personal finance, financial literacy and the racial wealth gap.

 

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