Articles Posted in ‘ Home Warranty ’ Category
Home Warranty Companies Market Share
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Recently Warranty Week Newsletter published a report on home warranty companies’ market share in U.S. While it is not clear how the estimates were made and what assumptions were in place, the estimated numbers seem to be in the ballpark and must give an approximate idea where the companies stand.
With 41% market share, American Home [...]
Buyers Protection to Buy Land America Home Warranty
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Buyers Protection Group Inc is reportedly buying two units of bankrupt LandAmerica Financial Group Inc for an undisclosed price. The purchase includes Land America Home Warranty division.
Once the No. 3 U.S. title insurer, LandAmerica filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2008 and agreed to sell its largest underwriting businesses, after bigger rival Fidelity [...]
First American Home Warranty – Selected Review #4
Friday, January 30th, 2009Review filed under: First American Home Warranty
Author: S Waltson
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I’ve been with this company for 3 years and have had several repairs made. Downstairs furnance, Downstairs Air Conditioning, Attic Fan, garage door opener, Running toilets. Overall, I’m fairly satisfied with the service I’ve received and have even recommended FA to a friend. I [...]
Is home warranty an insurance? Not Quite
Thursday, January 15th, 2009AJC has posted an informative article about the limitations of home warranty. Author has also tried to explain the mistakes home warranty buyers make before and after buying home warranty.
Because home warranty companies are not considered insurance companies, their claims-handling conduct is not audited by regulators, nor do they face nearly as much government [...]
Texas AG lawsuit against National Home Protection
Sunday, January 11th, 2009Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a suit against a New York-based home warranty company for unlawfully doing business in Texas. The state’s enforcement action seeks to prevent National Home Protection, Inc. from doing business in Texas until it is licensed by the state and complies with requirements of the Texas Occupations Code.
According to [...]
Home Warranty – selected user comments #3
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008Review filed under: National Home Protection
Author: Donald Walker
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On Aug 11, 2008 I contacted someone named Jeffrey at national home protection located in the city of New York City, NY: 42 West 38th Street 8th floor suite 800 New York, NY 10018. I have two properties in the State of California that I was considering [...]
Home warranty coupons and deals
Saturday, December 20th, 200812/20/08 Updates
Choice Home Warranty is offering 25% discount on premium and $15 off of service call fee. Use the code “HOLIDAY25″ here – http://choicehomewarranty.com/quote-start.php
Coupon expires on 12/26/2008
Check out our reviews section for Choice home warranty reviews
11/18/08 Updates
Choice Home Warranty is offering 15% discount on premium and $15 off of service call fee. Use the code [...]
Home Warranty Advice – selected user comments #2
Sunday, December 7th, 2008Review filed under: HSA Home Warranty
Author: Paul Dalton
Call me a homeowner with realistic expectations. It seems that some others expect 1 hr service; but for the price we pay that is unrealistic, that speed of service would come with a steep price. Heat and cold can be uncomfortable; but they are not considered “emergency” [...]
Home Warranties and FHA/VA financed homes
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008This week’s featured review comes from Polly, posted in 2-10 home warranty reviews section. HWRCopyright
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The only way we ever got HBW to pay anything on a claim for construction defects was because we had a way to avoid their arbitration process. Despite a federal law that said we didn’t have to arbitrate [...]
Insurance Claims – Another way to pursue tough claims
Friday, October 24th, 2008Recently, there was an interesting review posted at AHS warranty discussions page about dealing with insurance claims. The legal option suggested by the reviewer might be useful to some homeowners, who have difficulties dealing with home warranty insurance claims.
It is not practical and cost effective to take legal route to pursue your insurance claims and [...]
Some more popular articles
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008We present a you list of most read articles on our site. Enjoy your reading and provide us your feedback!
Average appliance repair costs – Provides a list of average appliance repair occurance percentages to help you decide whether you need to participate in a home warranty program.
Home warranty quotes – Home warranty quotes, coupons [...]
Home maintenance in down market
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008LendingTree has posted an article about the importance of maintaining your home in today’s real estate situation. Falling home prices and equity are of great concerns to any homeowner. Many people are putting off repair and maintenance work as they are not sure they want to spend money in this market situation. However, as pointed [...]
Warranty Companies on Most Complained List again
Sunday, February 24th, 2008The leading real estate portal Angie’s list has released its annual list of best and worst rated companies based on member surveys. Home Warranty companies topped Most Complained List for 3rd Straight Year. Thirty-eight percent of the reports for home warranty companies were “F” grades. In addition, architects, structural engineering and solar panel companies made [...]
Need a home warranty? Probably not
Friday, January 11th, 2008Gregory Karp | Spending Smart
November 18, 2007
Home warranties are a hot topic, as many home sellers offer the additional peace of mind to attract buyers. But many homeowners are asking, ”Should I buy a home warranty for myself?”
Home warranties, or service contracts, are different from homeowner’s insurance, which provides hazard and liability protection. A [...]
Annoyances with Home Warranty Policies
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007It is not too difficult to find home warranty policy owners who are frustrated with the services they were offered. While the buyers think they have received the raw end of the deal, warranty companies justify their take by quoting contract terms and small prints often neglected by the buyers. Obviously, with the premium we [...]
Home warranty and homeowners insurance
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Wondering what is the difference between home warranty and home owner insurance ?
Homeowners insurance covers personal belongings and the entire house in case of burglary or natural disaster such as fire, lightning, tree fall etc., but it does not cover regular maintenance and replacement costs of appliances, and that is where home warranty coverage picks [...]
How to pursue insurance claims
Friday, August 10th, 2007This article explains how to pursue a claim when the service provider company is acting tough on your claim. The article was written to help with home warranty insurance claims, which have highest claim denial rate. But you can apply the same strategy to any type of claims including airline claims, cable, telephone and other [...]
Do I need home warranty?
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007Not every homeowner needs home warranty coverage. With some planning and learning about your sweet and neat home, you can save some money to be spent on home warranty. However the individual situations vary. You should get your home inspected by a reputed home inspector and obtain a detailed report. It will help you decide [...]
Home warranty buyers guide
Monday, March 19th, 2007When you are ready to buy home warranty insurance, follow these steps that are intended to help you chose a better service. The important step is to find a reputed company in your area. However, that is also the most difficult part because most buyers do not have great opinion about any one company in [...]
Things you must know about home warranty
Sunday, March 18th, 2007What exactly is home warranty insurance?
Home Warranty is like insuring the appliances at your house. When appliances or systems breakdown, the insurance company repairs or replaces the equipment. In most cases, newer homes do not require home warranty, because appliances are not likely to replaced and the total cost of all minor repairs is going [...]
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