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Renewal increases, explained

Why renewals riseThe four separate things that move a renewal price, and which of them you can do anything about.
Where increases come fromRate filings, what a state insurance department actually approves, and how to look up your own carrier's.
No claims, still upEverything that can raise a premium without you doing anything wrong — and how to tell which one hit you.
Check before you payThe order to work through a renewal notice in, from the cheapest fix to the most disruptive.
Compare to last yearA line-by-line method for finding the coverage change hiding inside a price change.
Why home premiums riseRebuild cost, roof age, deductible structure and the market itself — what is driving home renewals, in order.
Non-renewal noticesWhat a non-renewal is, how it differs from a cancellation, and the sequence that keeps you covered.
Wind & hail deductiblesWhy a 2% deductible is not 2% of the claim, and how to find yours on the declarations page.
Roof ACV vs RCVThe endorsement that quietly changes what a roof claim pays, and the questions that reveal it.
Why marine premiums riseHull valuation, survey age, cruising area and storm exposure — what moves a marine renewal, and which of them you control.
Agreed value vs ACVThe clause that decides what a total loss pays, and how to tell in ten seconds which one you have.
The marine surveyWhy a carrier asks for a survey, what the recommendations obligate you to do, and how survey age moves a quote.
Navigation limitsThe two geographic clauses that can suspend cover, and the storm plan most owners never read until a warning is issued.
Lay-up periodsWhat a lay-up warranty actually restricts, what it credits, and the mistake that voids it in one afternoon.
Read your dec pageEvery field on the one page your carrier prices you from, and what a wrong value costs.
Discounts to ask forCarriers apply the discounts they know about. Here is the list to read down the phone.
Switch without a gapThe overlap, the written cancellation, the lienholder and the state filing — in order.

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