All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 21 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a $22 million grant program to strengthen homes on the Mississippi Coast against destructive winds, according to U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker.Homeowners will...
Apr 21 2011 // Homeowners in North Carolina whose property suffered recent storm damage but had their claims denied by their insurance company may eligible for a mediation program.Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the...
Apr 20 2011 // The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that a trial court must reconsider arguments in a lawsuit over an exclusion in a homeowners’ insurance policy that bars coverage for claims “arising out of” premises...
Apr 19 2011 // The Missouri Department of Insurance reported it has helped consumers to retrieve $2.4 million from their insurance companies so far in 2011. The insurers returned the money to consumers after the department mediated...
Apr 19 2011 // A wildfire in Austin, Texas, believed to have been sparked by a homeless man’s campfire, has burned 100 acres and damaged at least 18 homes.Austin Fire Department spokesman Chayer Smith said he expected the damage...
Apr 12 2011 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has approved a statewide average 18.8 percent rate increase in State Farm’s homeowners’ policies, which is roughly 10 percent below the 27.9 percent it initially...
Apr 7 2011 // The Hartford has added electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at three of its major campuses in Connecticut, an effort tied to the insurer’s decision to add EV charging equipment and green rebuilding coverage...
Apr 4 2011 // Strong winds fueled a wildfire in canyon country west of Fort Collins, Colo., forcing the evacuation of 335 homes, authorities said April 3.There have been no reports of any injuries or damage to any of the dwellings, but...
Apr 4 2011 // Federal safety officials have stopped recommending removal of all electrical wiring in homes with problem drywall, a change in the safety protocol that could reduce the cost of remediation for many homes.The U.S. Consumer...
Apr 4 2011 // Federal safety officials have stopped recommending removal of all electrical wiring in homes with problem drywall, a change in the safety protocol that could reduce the cost of remediation.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
Apr 4 2011 // Federal safety officials have stopped recommending removal of all electrical wiring in homes with problem drywall, a change in the safety protocol that could reduce the cost of remediation for many homes.The U.S. Consumer...
Apr 4 2011 // U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both D-Calif., introduced legislation to lower the cost of earthquake insurance for Californians and individuals who purchase coverage from a nonprofit, state-run...
Apr 4 2011 // Florida lawmakers are considering giving homeowners insurers more flexibility to raise rates.The Florida Senate and Banking Insurance Committee recently approved a bill that would allow insurers to raise their rates up to...
Apr 4 2011 // Louisiana insurance regulators rejected a rate increase from the state’s largest insurer of homes, but the board of the state’s property insurer of last resort approved a rate hike, albeit smaller than the one...
Apr 1 2011 // Florida lawmakers have approved a plan designed to move more property owners into the private insurance market by restricting what properties the state-backed insurer can cover and allowing it to raise its rates.By a vote...
Mar 31 2011 // A new study released by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) has found a Washington law increased homeowners insurance costs by $190 million.The IRC study examined the impact of the Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA),...
Mar 31 2011 // Education to meet the California’s Department of Insurance Homeowners’ Valuation Training requirement can be obtained online. Through the Insurance Community University Web site,...
Mar 29 2011 // Frustrated by rising home insurance rates, some North Carolina residents want a greater role in the rate approval process and state lawmakers are looking to give it to them.The North Carolina Insurance Committee is...
Mar 24 2011 // Louisiana insurance regulators have rejected a rate increase from the state’s largest insurer of homes.State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. wanted an average 14.3 percent rate hike for its 301,000 customers who get...
Mar 24 2011 // Two of Florida’s domestic insurance companies have announced that they plan to merge. Homewise Insurance Co. and First Home Insurance Co. are planning to merge sometime in the second quarter pending regulatory...