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Home insurance prices are up across the U.S. as insurance companies both try to recoup incredible losses from the last few years and brace for more losses as climate-related disasters intensify.

Not long ago, I received a letter from an insurance company offering to lower my homeowners premium to just $44 per month — less than 10 percent of what I currently pay. It sounded appealing — until I ...