In today’s sagging real estate market — where homes often remain unsold for months on end — sellers sometimes have no choice but to move and leave their properties vacant for a time.

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Those owners might be surprised to learn that an insurance provider could drop their homeowner’s policy coverage. That’s because empty homes are riskier to insure, according to insurance experts.

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