All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 25 2006 // It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even though the year was relatively unscathed by those types of events. Back-to-back 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continued to wreak havoc on insurance...
Dec 25 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...
Dec 25 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking.Randy Holmes, 24, was a passenger in a...
Dec 25 2006 // Insurers aren’t happy and agents are worried about new restrictions on coastal property underwriting being imposed by Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell in a reversal of her previous policy. They warn...
Dec 25 2006 // While Mother Nature was nicer to the Southeast and the insurance industry in 2006 than she was in 2005, her potential for destruction was never far from the minds of those living and rebuilding in the Southeast. Insurance...
Dec 24 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking.Randy Holmes, 24, was a passenger in a...
Dec 24 2006 // It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even though the year was relatively unscathed by those types of events. Back-to-back 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continued to wreak havoc on insurance...
Dec 24 2006 // While Mother Nature was nicer to the Southeast and the insurance industry in 2006 than she was in 2005, her potential for destruction was never far from the minds of those living and rebuilding in the Southeast. Insurance...
Dec 24 2006 // News CurrentsInsurers aren’t happy and agents are worried about new restrictions on coastal property underwriting being imposed by Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell in a reversal of her previous...
Dec 24 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management LiabilityNew P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically for...
Dec 21 2006 // Even though a homeowner’s insurance policy said floods were not covered, leaving that statement out of the application left the company liable for damages to a house destroyed by Hurricane Rita’s winds and...
Dec 20 2006 // The winter storm that struck the Pacific Northwest last week is responsible for 14 deaths and is receiving the unfortunate recognition of the worst winter storm in 13 years, according to catastrophe risk modeling company...
Dec 18 2006 // A panel of state insurance regulators on Dec. 15 rejected a proposed rule change that Allstate Insurance Co. cites as critical to deciding the company’s long-term future in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.The...
Dec 15 2006 // Louisiana homeowners deserve a rebate for the property insurance fees they pay to bail out the state-run insurance company, members of the state’s House of Representatives decided Dec. 13.The measure, by Rep. Taylor...
Dec 14 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking that night.Randy Holmes, 24, was a...
Dec 12 2006 // Homeowners who hire unlicensed contractors believing that will save them money may be penny-wise and pound foolish, according to a survey by Seattle-based Pemco Insurance.In its survey, Pemco found of Washingtonians who...
Dec 11 2006 // More than 40 percent of consumers would like their homeowners insurance carrier to offer coverage for identity theft, according to a study released by J.D. Power and Associates.The “2006 Homeowners Insurance...
Dec 11 2006 // Home insurers in Connecticut may no longer require permanently installed storm shutters as a condition for writing or renewing policies but must offer consumer choices of loss mitigation controls and deductibles, according...
Dec 10 2006 // Identity-related fraud is a virulent crime, with 3.5 times the aggregate losses of all property crimes, such as burglary, larceny and vehicle theft, reported last year. In today’s technology/information-driven...
Dec 8 2006 // Florida’s insurer of last resort decided Thursday to delay a vote on whether to increase its homeowners rates by an average of 55 percent, following requests from lawmakers to defer its action until after a special...