Dog bites and other dog-related injuries made up more than a third of all homeowners insurance liability claims dollars in 2015, amounting to $570 million, according to the Insurance Information Institute.  The number of dog bite claims decreased 7.2% from the premious year, but the average cost per claim increased by 16%, totaling $37,214. California [...]

In 2014, adults ages 18-34 were more likely to be living in their parents’ home than they were to be living in their own house with a partner or spouse – which hasn’t occurred for 130 years, according to the Pew Research Center. Pew attributes the shift to the decrease in Americans who “settle down” [...]