All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 12 2004 // The U.S. Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the California at 33,871,648. Approximately 76 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 16 percent had earned a college...
Jan 9 2004 // Few people can forget the devastation of the Northridge earthquake, but for some, it’s all too easy to overlook how a major earthquake can leave personal finances in shambles.The Northridge quake caused more than $15...
Dec 19 2003 // Homeowners insurer, St. Johns Insurance Company, announced that it is open for business in the state of Florida.St Johns, which is rated “A” Excellent by Demotech, is writing voluntary homeowners policies in...
Dec 15 2003 // As you will probably notice from this list, it is not scientific, preferential, etc. We retraced news coverage of this past year and tried to come to an agreement on who made headlines. We likely left off a few...
Dec 15 2003 // The major changes Congress has in mind for the National Flood Insurance Program are still on the table, as both the House and Senate voted to extend the program as is for only three months to allow time to hammer out an...
Dec 15 2003 // The major changes Congress has in mind for the National Flood Insurance Program are still on the table, as both the House and Senate voted to extend the program as is for only three months to allow time to hammer out an...
Dec 15 2003 // As you will probably notice from this list, it is not scientific, preferential, etc. We retraced news coverage of this past year and tried to come to an agreement on who made headlines. We likely left off a few...
Dec 11 2003 // 21st Century Holding Company, a vertically integrated financial services holding company, announced that one of its subsidiaries, Federated National Insurance Company, has been approved by the Board of Governors of...
Dec 8 2003 // South Carolina-based The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. has made an investment of $2,500,000 and received a 20 percent ownership interest in the holding company for a newly formed homeowners insurance company domiciled in the...
Dec 1 2003 // Aon recently announced the results of Aon Re Worldwide’s follow-up study of return on capital in the U.S. homeowners insurance marketplace. According to the company, the study reveals further improvement in expected...
Dec 1 2003 // Aon recently announced the results of Aon Re Worldwide’s second follow-up study of return on capital in the U.S. homeowners insurance marketplace.The results of the study reportedly reveal further improvement in...
Nov 17 2003 // The most devastating wildfires in California history have been fully contained, but the numbers reveal a destruction of staggering proportions: statewide, 740,000 acres have been scorched; more than 3,600 homes and the...
Nov 3 2003 // Hundreds of homes in Southern California blazed recently as firefighters worked round the clock to contain the out- of-control wildfires that plagued parts of San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura, and Los Angeles...
Nov 3 2003 // The Farmers Insurance Group® of Companies announced it has received approval for a rate reduction from the California Department of Insurance on homeowners business in the state of California. Beginning with renewals...
Nov 3 2003 // And then there were two.That is the scenario for this month’s runoff election (Nov. 15) in the race to be the next insurance commissioner in Louisiana. The Oct. 4 primaries brought the field of candidates down to...
Oct 29 2003 // Aon (www.aon.com) announced the results of Aon Re Worldwide’s second follow-up study of return on capital in the U.S. Homeowners insurance marketplace.The results of the study reportedly reveal further improvement in...
Oct 28 2003 // Safeco – which recently announced a clear focus on Property & Casualty insurance – reported strong third-quarter underwriting results in most insurance lines.“We generated healthy underwriting...
Oct 27 2003 // — Most Customers Rely on Agent’s Expertise —Customer satisfaction with homeowners insurance remains stable despite a sharp hike in premiums, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2003 Homeowners Insurance...
Oct 23 2003 // More than half of California’s 12.5 million homes face wildfire dangers that pose a financial loss potential well in excess of $106 billion, according to state fire statistics and insurance industry analysis. These...
Oct 23 2003 // The Texas FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan is on its way to insuring more than 100,000 homeowners before the end of the year, according to the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), and on the Plan’s...