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One source lists 15 excluded states: Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota,…"}],"citations":{"source_mix":{"company_owned":23,"independent":24,"unclear":0},"sources_referenced_by_questions":0,"support_mix":{"direct":21,"partial":8},"total_sources":47,"unique_domain_count":20},"claims":[{"claim_id":"claim-001","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"predicate":"platforms_analyzed","qualifier":"valid included platform responses","subject":"Best Home Warranty Companies for Older Homes with Aging Systems and Appliances","unit":"platforms","value":7},{"claim_id":"claim-002","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google","perplexity"],"predicate":"final_consensus_rank","qualifier":"coverage for older homes aging systems","subject":"First American Home Warranty","unit":"rank","value":6},{"claim_id":"claim-003","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google","perplexity"],"predicate":"platform_mentions","qualifier":"out of 7","subject":"First American Home Warranty","unit":"platforms","value":4},{"claim_id":"claim-004","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["openai","anthropic","google"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"good","subject":"First American Home Warranty","unit":"platforms","value":3},{"claim_id":"claim-005","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["deepseek","grok","perplexity"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"mixed","subject":"First American Home Warranty","unit":"platforms","value":3},{"claim_id":"claim-006","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["kimi"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"uncertain","subject":"First American Home Warranty","unit":"platforms","value":1}],"content_scope":"aggregated facts, computed metrics, and retrieval summaries","entities":[{"average_rank":3.5,"best_rank":2,"entity_id":"entity-001","entity_type":"company","final_rank":6,"name":"First American Home Warranty","platform_mentions":4,"platform_share":0.5714285714285714}],"identity":{"dataset_url":"https://homeservicesconsensusindex.com/datasets/home-warranty-and-protection-plans/older-homes-aging-systems/first-american-home-warranty.json","page_url":"https://homeservicesconsensusindex.com/home-warranty-and-protection-plans/older-homes-aging-systems/first-american-home-warranty","report_type":"fit_review","study_id":"HSCI-STUDY-564D6B872485","title":"First American Home Warranty Review for Older Homes with Aging Systems and Appliances"},"limitations":["Use the run researchdate as the study date. Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","The deterministic identity audit contains qualification notes that must be disclosed where relevant.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Services Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-30 15:16:11.644382+00","research_date":"2026-09-30","source_snapshot_sha256":"4c237ba19753810f153d475ee1cd2161f71a3b1481aa9c2df3679a1ecda32bc7","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":16,"qualified_finalists":8,"ranking_unit":"Home warranty company or plan brand"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"First American Home Warranty is a good, not strong, fit for coverage for older homes aging systems. Four of seven platforms named it during the ranking stage (57.1% of included platform responses), at an average listed rank of 3.5 and a best listed rank of 2. Its strongest advantage is a stated no-age-limit policy: covered systems and appliances are eligible regardless of age if they are in safe working order at contract start, with no inspection required (-1, -2, ). The main limitation is that known or visible pre-existing conditions are generally excluded, and the company controls…","target_buyer":"An owner of a home over 20 years old with original systems who expects breakdowns and wants lenient coverage on aging equipment.","topic":{"base_category":"Home Warranty and Protection Plans","category_criteria":["coverage for pre-existing wear","claim approval for old equipment","exclusions for age of systems","repair vs replace policy"],"geography":"United States","slug":"best-home-warranty-companies-for-older-homes-with-aging-systems-and-appliances","title":"Best Home Warranty Companies for Older Homes with Aging Systems and Appliances","use_case":"coverage for older homes aging systems"}}