If you lease a space, you’ve got fewer home-maintenance things to worry about than homeowners do. But renters and their personal property can be just as vulnerable to theft, damage and visitor injury.

Many renters assume disasters are rare and believe landlords will take care of any serious damage. However, unexpected events such as fires, floods, or severe storms can happen at any time. When they ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

Renters and property owners are feeling the financial strain of inflation and rising insurance costs. Learn about renter rights and market options.

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys breaking ...