"We are so grateful that a consumer-focused organization like UP – completely independent of the insurance industry – is there to help families and individuals, homeowners and renters alike, navigate the confusing claims process after a disaster, and to help them before a crisis as well."
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March, 2020 | Oh baby...insurance and maternity careWhat to expect (from your insurance company) when you're expecting When you bring your new baby home, the last thing you should have to worry about is the hospital bill. So before your due date, find...Read moreHealth |
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February, 2020 | How to Get Your Insurer to Cover Treatment for an Eating Disorder If you or a member of your family are suffering from an eating disorder, your insurer may balk at covering treatment by claiming it's "not medically necessary" or that coverage is limited by plan...Read moreHealth |
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November, 2019 | Thanks for giving! It's time to give thanks. We are so grateful to all our supporters who generously give their time, experience, expertise and dollars to help United Policyholders be where we are needed. A special...Read more |
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October, 2019 | Spooky Language Hiding in Your Insurance?Getting a notice from a home insurer that they're dropping you is scary, and UP works hard to help people in that situation. Read our latest tips on shopping for affordable home insurance when your...Read moreHomeowners |
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July, 2019 | Dropped by your home insurer? What to do...In some parts of the country, home insurance is not as available and affordable as in the past, so UP is working hard to help consumers shop for asset protection. Avoid wasting energy being angry or...Read moreHomeowners |
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May, 2019 | Shaking Your Assets?If you own property in an area that's prone to earthquakes, chances are your insurance excludes coverage for repairs and rebuilding due to quake damage. Insurance companies carved out coverage for...Read moreEarthquake |
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March, 2019 | Your assets - Your flood risk?After insurers began excluding coverage for flood damage in the 1960's, most people's homes became unprotected for that risk. The federal government and the lending and insurance industries created...Read moreFlood |
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October, 2018 | Trick or treat...what's in yours?Make sure your policy has more treats than tricks! The only thing scarier than how devastating the last year has been with wildfires, lava, flooding and hurricanes is language we've been finding...Read moreSmoke and Extreme Heat, Homeowners |
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July, 2018 | Mind the gap - Fill the holesAny time the topic of insurance catches your attention is a good time to check on yours. Exclusions and high deductibles cause major protection gaps. Once again a UP R2R survey documented that 2/3 of...Read more |
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April, 2018 | The Results Are In...The bad news: Inadequate insurance and loss valuation disputes are slowing recovery from the devastating 2017 wildfires in Northern CA, according to UP's most recent Roadmap to Recovery survey . A...Read more |