Homeowners

During this housing market heatwave, insurance agents can be a voice of reason and an educational resource for buyers. Here are four ways independent agents can help buyers assess risk.

“As a country, we’re shifting toward buying products online,” says independent agent Lou Martinez. “You don’t see people go into locations anymore, like how my parents still go through their insurance process.”

COVID-19 has affected the homeowners insurance market in numerous ways. Here are three reasons homeowners need more coverage than prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

Homebuyers can benefit from an independent agent’s advice to keep their home offers grounded in reality, particularly in this competitive market. Here are five ways agents can assist.

Buying homeowners insurance can be seen as just one more transaction to be completed before closing on a home. Agents can set themselves apart by educating clients on what they’re buying.

Significant increases in the cost of construction materials could affect a large property loss by exhausting the amounts of coverage. Here’s what agents can do about it.

Annie Hanna Engel. president and chief operating officer of Howard Hanna Insurance Services Inc.—the largest real estate company-owned insurance provider in the country—is pairing an independent agent with every real estate transaction.