Business ProfileforNew Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company

My premium last year for Home Owners Insurance was approximately *******. I opened my bill for this year and there was an increase of *******. Seriously?? 1400 to 2500. I called customer service and I was told that the increase was due to my putting in a claim for water damage in August of 2023. This is true. I did put in a claim however at the time I was told that putting in a claim would not effect my insurance premium. I spoke to NJM about this and I got nowhere. They sent me to ******************************* who couldn't help me at all since he was the claims **** and has nothing to do with underwriting and premiums. What am I paying for? The claim was not a large claim. It was for ****** of which ***** was not paid out due to deductibles. NJM paid a little over 7K and now they are charging me an add'l 1K a year? I have been a customer of NJM for over 30 years. I have put in for maybe 3 to 4 claims over that time spam . I was lied to "no, the claim will not impact your premium, it might go up the standard 6 to 8 % but it won't go up due to the claim. Can insurance companies really get away with this? I immediately tried to get prices from other insurance companies and I've been turned down because of this recent claim. NJM should not be charging me this penalty because I actually used my insurance that I paid for. The Home Owner policy is H 266582-6. I am more that happy to pay an increase of 5 to 6 % but not 1100 additional for the year. Are they loan sharks? I also have auto insurance with them. Come on.......30+ yr customer.