All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 26 2003 // Three insurance trade associations announced that a Sacramento Superior Court sustained their challenge to the legality of a homeowners insurance Emergency Regulation issued by the California Department of Insurance (CDI)...
Aug 22 2003 // First Floridian Auto and Home Insurance announced it has begun offering a homeowners insurance discount of up to 10 percent on new homes in the state built to “Fortified …for safer living” standards....
Aug 22 2003 // Length: 10 min 36 sec Lo | Hi California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi reiterated that homeowners are in crisis during a press conference in San Diego Aug. 21, announcing new additions to his “Homeowners Bill...
Aug 21 2003 // The cost of household water damage in South Carolina continues to grow at an alarming rate, according to the South Carolina Insurance News Service (SCINS). The group said that in 2002 water claims cost the insurance...
Aug 18 2003 // It seems there’s never a dull moment in the Texas homeowners market. Insuring homes has always been a gamble here, what with the state’s notorious propensity for attracting wild weather. But since the Ballard...
Aug 18 2003 // On Aug. 8, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) ordered most of the top 32 insurance company groups writing homeowners insurance in Texas to lower their rates by up to 31 percent, a move the department expects will save...
Aug 12 2003 // Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced that the Oklahoma Market Assistance Program, which helps Oklahomans purchase homeowners insurance, is under new management. The move came after the program’s long-time...
Aug 11 2003 // On Aug. 8, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) ordered most of the top 32 insurance company groups writing homeowners insurance in Texas to lower their rates by up to 31 percent, a move the department expects will save...
Aug 6 2003 // California-based Abram Interstate has a new homeowners progam available. The program includes: Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate, Inc., announced a new Homeowner program. Dollars: Values start at $300,000 and up to $5...
Aug 4 2003 // California Senate Bill 691 failed to pass the state Assembly Insurance Committee recently, legislation that would have reportedly banned the use of credit-based insurance scores for underwriting and rating homeowners...
Aug 4 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Inc., announced a new Homeowner program.Dollars: Values start at $300,000 & up to $5M. PC 1-10,Brush,w/ 150 ft of clearance,slope to 35%,150% Extended Replacement Cost,up $1M...
Aug 1 2003 // August ushers in the peak of hurricane season, so the Alabama Department of Insurance is asking Alabama homeowners to check their insurance policies in regards to hurricanes—particularly in the area of deductibles.In the...
Jul 28 2003 // Profitable performance of its Auto and Group stop-loss medical insurance lines drove Safeco’s second-quarter results as the company reported net income of $111.9 million, or $0.81 per diluted share. This compares...
Jul 28 2003 // The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) last week approved the insurance department’s emergency regulation on homeowners insurance underwriting and rating. The regulation restricts insurers’...
Jul 25 2003 // An earlier Insurance Journal story incorrectly reported that Farmers Insurance Group was reducing homeowners rates in Kansas, when in actuality it was lowering auto rates.The story was based on an erroneous statement...
Jul 25 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is applauding approval of flood insurance reform legislation by a House committee that will reportedly extend the program for five years and institute...
Jul 23 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long and State Senator Scott Thomas announced a new law which is expected to alleviate the homeowners insurance crisis currently felt by residents of North Carolina’s 18...
Jul 18 2003 // Farmers Insurance Group® announced they are reducing homeowners rates in the state of Kansas.Farmers’ policyholders in Kansas were to see a rate decrease of .7 percent effective July 1. Actual savings will vary...
Jul 18 2003 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that an investigation has determined that the New Hampshire Insurance Company reportedly illegally collected premiums for terrorism insurance on approximately...
Jul 18 2003 // On July 15, the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) filed objections to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) regarding a proposed emergency regulation that would impose restrictions on...