As a renter, your personal belongings are not insured by your landlord’s homeowners insurance. In fact, unless you buy your own insurance for an apartment, duplex, condominium or house that you rent, ...

Protecting your possessions may cost a lot less than you expect Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Margaret Wack is a contributor to Buy Side and expert on insurance, budgeting and loans.

Imagine a leak in your bedroom ruins your clothes, fries your laptop and forces you to spend a few nights in a hotel while repairs are made. If you own your home, you probably have homeowners ...

Tori Addison is an editor who has worked in the digital marketing industry for over five years. Her experience includes communications and marketing work in the nonprofit, governmental and academic ...

Ryan Barone is cofounder and CEO of RentRedi, a property management software that simplifies the renting process for landlords and renters. It’s clear that renters insurance benefits tenants, but why ...

Many landlords require their tenants to have a renters insurance policy, but some don’t. Even if your lease doesn’t mandate this type of insurance, it may still be a good idea. Renters insurance ...

Renters insurance can cover the cost of repairing or replacing your belongings if they're damaged by burst pipes, fires or even theft. While a policy won't cover the structure of your house or ...

Q: I’ve just moved to an area that is prone to tornadoes, and I’m worried about what will happen to my apartment if a tornado hits. Does renters insurance cover tornado damage? A: Just looking at ...

Chris Kissell has been a journalist for three decades and has written extensively about insurance and other personal finance topics for the past 20 years. For the last 14 years, he has been a ...

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