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Broken Water Line Means Repair Costs, High Water Bill for Vulnerable Homeowner
Yvonne E. was having a run of terrible luck. She had spent a month in the hospital and a rehab facility and lost her employment. Then she returned to her Lander, WY, home in the heart of a brutal Wyoming winter to find that her water service line had burst in the...

LMI Households Feel Harder Pinch from Inflation
Since 2020, U.S. inflation rates have soared higher than at any point in the last four decades, reaching as high as 9.1 percent in June of 2022. This growth has slowed over the last year; however, September 2023’s rates were still at 3.7 percent. Prior to the COVID-19...

HomeServe Plan Helps Avoid a Sewer Line Headache
Guillermo L. of Savannah, Georgia is no stranger to plumbing issues. In fact, during his career as a water meter mechanic for the city of Savannah, he’d come across nearly every homeowner nightmare imaginable related to plumbing systems, sewer and water lines. So when...

HomeServe Celebrates 20 Years of Serving Homeowners and Enhancing Communities
Twenty years ago this month, HomeServe launched its first U.S. utility partnership to educate homeowners and offer optional protection against potentially costly emergency repairs to residential lines and systems. Today nearly 5 million homeowners are benefitting from...

Las Vegas Homeowners Save over $2 Million from Partnership between City and Service Line Warranties of America
Las Vegas, Nev. – September 27, 2023 – Homeownership is part of the American dream, but an unexpected, expensive home repair can quickly turn it into a nightmare. Since 2016, the City of Las Vegas has worked with Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) to offer...

HomeServe’s 2023 State of the American Home Survey Results
New HomeServe Survey Measures Appeal of Subscription Services to U.S. Homeowners State of Home Survey Also Found Many Homeowners Continue to be Financially Unprepared for a Home Emergency Repair Norwalk, CT – August 22, 2023 – Subscription services are available for...

Improved Efficiency, Environmental and Financial Outcomes for Municipal Water Systems and your Residents Webinar
Are you looking to protect your homeowners from the unexpected stress and cost of water and sewer line emergencies? The causes of public aging infrastructure affect your residents’ private lines, too, and unexpected service line repairs can cost homeowners thousands...

Household Water Conservation a Losing Battle Without Water Provider Solutions
Water conservation is a widespread concern, with at least 40 states anticipating water shortages by 2024. The causes for the potential shortfall are well known and include droughts and climate change, poor management of demand from a growing population, and water...

Water Service Line Preparation Pays Off for MD Homeowner
Rashida B. of Silver Spring, Maryland, is a big believer in being prepared. "I have insurance for everything," she said. "You never know when you’re going to need it." So, when she became aware of plans that would allow her to protect herself from the cost of...
This Infrastructure Week, We Can’t Forget About Residential Infrastructure
Norwalk, Connecticut – [DATE] – Every year during the third week of May – National Infrastructure Week – a little extra attention gets paid to the state of America’s infrastructure. This includes everything from airports, bridges and roads to drinking water,...