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How much homeowners insurance do you need?

A quick estimate from your rebuild cost, your belongings and what a lawsuit could reach. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

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timesofsandiego.com

Insurance commissioner-elect pushes plan for homeowners

This story originally appeared in The Center Square. A single-payer, homeowners insurance program is being proposed by California’s newly elected insurance commissioner, Jane Kim. She told The Center Square on Tuesday afternoon that the program would not cost taxpayers any money. Kim, a Democrat who was on the San Francisco…

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Guides

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Disasters and what covers them

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Hurricanes

Your hurricane deductible in dollars →

Floods

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Wildfire

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Hail and severe storms

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Earthquakes

Earthquake deductible in dollars →

Freezes and winter storms

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Free homeowners insurance tools

How much homeowners insurance do I need? Set a target for each coverage in a homeowners policy, from rebuild cost to liability, then compare it with your current limits. Home replacement cost estimator Estimate what it would cost to rebuild your house from the ground up, the number your dwelling coverage should match, using a per-square-foot cost you supply. Hurricane and percentage deductible calculator Turn a hurricane, wind and hail, or earthquake percentage deductible into dollars and see what you and the insurer would each pay on a sample loss. Should I file a homeowners claim? Compare what a claim would pay with the premium increase it might cause, and see when paying a repair yourself costs less than filing. Roof claim payout estimator Estimate what a roof claim pays under replacement cost, actual cash value and roof payment schedule settlements, and what you would pay yourself. Homeowners deductible break-even calculator Compare two all-perils deductibles: the yearly premium saved, the extra cost per claim, and the number of claim-free years before the higher one pays off. Flood insurance coverage gap calculator See how much of your home and belongings a National Flood Insurance Program policy can cover, what is left over, and when a new policy would start. Valuables coverage checker Compare what you own in jewelry, firearms, cash, boats and business property with the special limits in a standard homeowners policy and see what to schedule. Additional living expenses (loss of use) calculator Estimate your monthly extra living costs if a covered loss forces you out of your home, and how many months your loss of use limit would last. Escrow shortage calculator See how a higher homeowners premium raises your mortgage payment twice, once for the new premium and once to repay the escrow shortage. Homeowners coverage gap checker Tick the 16 statements that are true of your homeowners policy and the checker lists the gaps to fix or raise with your agent before renewal. Home inventory builder Build a room-by-room list of belongings and replacement costs, compare the total with your personal property limit, and flag items over the standard limits.

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The largest home insurers

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# Insurer Homeowners premiums (2025) Market share AM Best
1 State FarmNational carriers $35.27 billion 18.67% A+ (Superior)
2 AllstateNational carriers $17.77 billion 9.40% A+ (Superior)
3 USAAAffinity and military insurers $13.26 billion 7.01% —
4 Liberty MutualNational carriers $10.40 billion 5.50% A (Excellent)
5 Farmers InsuranceNational carriers $10.31 billion 5.46% A (Excellent)
6 American Family InsuranceNational carriers $9.72 billion 5.14% A (Excellent)
7 TravelersNational carriers $8.62 billion 4.56% A++ (Superior)
8 ChubbHigh-net-worth insurers $4.71 billion 2.49% A++ (Superior)
9 Auto-Owners InsuranceRegional carriers $4.14 billion 2.19% A+ (Superior)
10 Erie InsuranceRegional carriers $3.71 billion 1.96% A (Excellent)

Ranked by 2025 U.S. homeowners multiple peril direct premiums written (NAIC). Ratings are dated on each profile.

Homeowners insurance by state

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Term of the day

DP-1 (basic dwelling form) The basic dwelling form: it covers a short list of named perils to the building, typically at actual cash value, with no liability coverage built in.

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Guides

AAA home insurance: the clubs behind it AAA home policies come from regional auto clubs, not one national insurer. Learn which club insures you, what membership means, and what to check on the policy. Oct 10, 2026 The additional coverages hiding in your policy The standard HO-3 lists a dozen small coverages after Coverage D, from tree removal to fire department charges. Here is what each pays and where it falls short. Oct 10, 2026 Making an additional living expenses claim How to claim living costs while your home is unlivable: the baseline, the receipts, advances, what adjusters question, and how to ask for more time. Oct 10, 2026 Admitted vs surplus lines home insurers: what you give up Admitted insurers are licensed, file rates and are backed by guaranty funds. Surplus lines carriers take what they decline, usually without those protections. Oct 10, 2026 Insuring an ADU or backyard cottage How a detached or attached accessory dwelling unit fits a homeowners policy, and what changes once family, a long-term tenant or a short-term guest lives in it. Oct 10, 2026 Aerial imagery: how insurers inspect roofs from the sky How insurers use aircraft, satellite and drone images to judge roofs, where they mislead, what states have ruled, and how to contest a nonrenewal based on one. Oct 10, 2026

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