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This may be a good time to check up on your homeowners insurance coverage. Hurricane season begins on June 1. Even if you don't live in a coastal region, tornadoes, floods, fires or earthquakes could threaten your domicile. So it pays to be prepared. First and foremost, you need to make sure your homeowners insurance coverage is in place. Buy your coverage from a strong insurer to avoid the financial nightmare of your insurer going out of business exactly when you need it the most. TheStreet.com Ratings' list of the 20 strongest homeowners insurers is made up of large and medium-sized companies that are well capitalized, have been consistently profitable during the past five years, have done a good job of predicting claims and setting aside adequate reserves and are operationally stable.
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