All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 4 2005 // ACIC OPPOSES CREDIT BILL: The Association of California Insurance Companies is opposing legislation which would eliminate rather than regulate credit-based insurance scoring, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. The...
Jun 29 2005 // Homes built under the Florida Building Code that became effective in 2002 sustained less damage on average than those built between 1994 and 2001 under the Standard Building Code according to a University of Florida study...
Jun 29 2005 // The Alabama Hurricane Issues Task Force headed by Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell has recommended a new regulation that would force insurers to give 60 days notice to policyholders whose insurance will be changed or...
Jun 23 2005 // A number of multimillion-dollar homes were in danger of falling Thursday in Arizona as firefighters for another day did battle with a wildfire that was threatening an area some 20 miles from Phoenix.Officials said some...
Jun 22 2005 // Effective immediately, Allstate Floridian Insurance Co. has announced it will raise Florida homeowners rates 28 percent and the company plans to file a request to have the increase approved in July. State law allows...
Jun 22 2005 // Hot temperatures and gusty winds aided several wildfires burning in a Southern California desert community and a national forest in neighboring Arizona on Wednesday, damaging a number of homes and threatening many more as...
Jun 20 2005 // Florida homeowners have been urged to consult their insurance agents to ensure they have coverage to rebuild if their home is destroyed. Changes were urged due to additions made to homes, higher prices for building...
Jun 20 2005 // Three insurance companies have been granted rate decreases by the West Virginia Insurance Comm-ission, including: Erie Insurance Co., 3.1 percent decrease in private passenger auto insurance, goes into effect Aug. 1; State...
Jun 20 2005 // ALABAMADOI Lists Insurance Providers A list of insurance companies, agencies and agents writing property insurance in coastal areas of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties became available June 13, thanks to the...
Jun 20 2005 // Some Texas homeowners could see lower insurance rates this year, the Associated Press and Houston Chronicle reported.Record low loss ratios reported by Texas homeowners insurers in 2004 prompted the Texas Department of...
Jun 20 2005 // 2004 Cumulative May 20052004 Direct Market Changes filed Filed Rate Company Name Written Premium Share after SB 14 ChangeState Farm Lloyds 1,328,670,202 30.1% 0.0% Note (1)Allstate Texas Lloyds 704,620,431 16.0% -1.3% Note...
Jun 20 2005 // Homeownership is considered the centerpiece of the American dream. Homeowners insurance enables individuals and families to protect what is likely to be their single largest asset. Before finalizing their purchase, most...
Jun 20 2005 // The California State Senate recently passed SB 2 and SB 518, two homeowners bills that are now in the Assembly Insurance Committee. Both bills passed 23-15 in the Senate.SB 2, authored by Senator Jackie Speier...
Jun 20 2005 // A reported 15 homes are said to be destroyed on June 1 in Laguna Beach, California, due to a landslide in the Bluebird Canyon area, according to the Los Angeles Times. Only minor injuries have been reported.Approximately...
Jun 20 2005 // The California State Senate recently passed SB 2 and SB 518, two homeowners bills that are now in the Assembly Insurance Committee. Both bills passed 23-15 in the Senate.SB 2, authored by Senator Jackie Speier...
Jun 20 2005 // A reported 15 homes are said to be destroyed on June 1 in Laguna Beach, California, due to a landslide in the Bluebird Canyon area, according to the Los Angeles Times. Only minor injuries have been reported.Approximately...
Jun 17 2005 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit against a Cook County roofing company that last year allegedly swept into neighborhoods damaged by recent storms and accepted nearly $49,000 in deposits and total...
Jun 15 2005 // After two sizeable earthquakes in less than a week, Californians have had a jarring reminder of their unsettled landscape. But with less than 15 percent of California homeowners purchasing earthquake policies, are their...
Jun 14 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) expressed mixed emotions Tuesday concerning numerous insurance-related bills that were introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature’s Financial Services...
Jun 6 2005 // Insurance Coverage, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures Can HelpOne in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to...