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Home Insurance Tops Property Taxes in Squeeze for US Households

Home insurance rates have risen so dramatically over the last decade that the average premium now exceeds the average property-tax bill in two-thirds of US counties, according to an analysis published Monday by Bloomberg Intelligence.

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