‘I have no mortgage’: Is it reckless to cancel my homeowner’s insurance? I can’t justify $4K a year anymore.
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-11 16:57

“My deductible is 5,000.(Photosubjectisamodel.)GettyImages/iStockphotoDearQuentinThisisashortquestion,butanimportantone:Isitterriblyrecklesstocancelhomeownersinsurance?ImnotsureIcanjustify5,000.” (Photo subject is a model.) - Getty Images/iStockphoto Dear Quentin This is a short question, but an important one: Is it terribly reckless to cancel homeowner’s insurance? I’m not sure I can justify 4,000 a year anymore. (I have no mortgage.) My deductible is $5,000. Homeowner Most Read from MarketWatch Related: Your home insurance is almost double the average home-insurance cost shouldered by the average homeowner. - MarketWatch illustration Dear Homeowner, Canceling ho ...