3 Reasons Why Your Home Insurance Cost Will Increase This Year

​Many customers experienced receiving letters from their insurance provider saying that their home policy rate increased. According to reports of Applied Systems, a software firm, the percentage of the premiums rose to 5.8% with quotes almost 1.3 billion. This home insurance cost started rising since 2015. 

Here are significant reasons why rates of home insurance quickly rise:

Capped Rate on Car Insurance
In Canada, most premiums on auto insurance industry regulated tightly. That is why insurers need to secure provincial government permission in increasing amount beyond the usual inflation rate. The regular percentage of inflation ranges from one to three percent.

Those auto insurance providers, who also offers home policies, are claiming that accident payout quite increasing. This increase is due to fraud and car repair costs.  Since home insurance is in a non-strict market, providers can offer high rates based on their preference.

Underpriced Home Insurance
According to Alston, there are few broad claims on home insurance that’s why insurance providers afford to offer a lot with their customers. He also said that some providers are so generous to give replacement costs such as replacing the whole house for new construction. 

He also pointed out that the weather has been a significant factor as to why home insurance increased. It is because a single hailstorm in an area might wipe out the provider’s whole year profit.

Premiums are Affected by Climate Change
Due to climate change, insurance companies in Canada paid billions to homeowners. The country expects more than $400 million per year due to severe weather.

However, nowadays, a single storm or event might trigger millions and billions of claims. The number will continue to increase over time. That’s why insurance companies get insured by mega-insurers which means it pushes the premiums up due to natural disasters and that insurers pay more.

Conclusion
Insurance companies are working to provide their lowest rate possible. However, natural calamities and other factors affect their price. As policyholders can’t control climate change, you should do a few steps to lower your insurance. Try to bundle home insurance with your car policy, increase deductibles, and avoid claiming for small events.  Also, take steps to make your home safe and weatherproof.

At Oncken Insurance Agency, we do our best in making sure that our clients are well-protected with affordable and comprehensive policies. We make sure to go the extra mile to help you with your needs. To learn more about how we can help you, please contact our agency at (281) 256-8310 or Click Here to request a free quote.