Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates In 2023

Homeowners are in for more financial stress in 2023 as insurance rates are set to rise. Experts at Insurify, a virtual insurance company, predict that home insurance rates will rise 9% in 2023, from $1,636 to $1,784. That’s on top of last year’s 7% jump. Repairs are more expensive thanks to increased material costs. Just as auto rates are impacted by inflation, home insurance rates follow market trends for materials and labor. “The same inflationary pressures that are driving up your grocery bill are now driving up your homeowner insurance rates,” Colleen Finn, managing director of home product management at Plymouth Rock, a Boston-based insurer, said. “It is costing more and taking longer to repair your home, increasing the average…