All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 27 2002 // Like summer, the political season is bearing down upon us. And like summer, this political year is destined to only get hotter and hotter.In Texas, with the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general...
May 27 2002 // For the past year, while the Texas homeowners insurance market reeled from the effects of mold claims on premium (and still does), homeowners markets in other states have begun bracing themselves for similar nightmare...
May 27 2002 // Like summer, the political season is bearing down upon us. And like summer, this political year is destined to only get hotter and hotter.In Texas, with the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general...
May 27 2002 // Following the lead of State Farm, Prudential Insurance will limit Arizona customers seeking new auto and homeowner’s coverage in order to maintain control of its policyholder base, according to The Tribune....
May 13 2002 // State Farm has decided to take a hike from the Louisiana homeowners market and Acting Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley acknowledged the pullout comes as no surprise. In a statement, Wooley noted that the company cited...
May 13 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Multi-State Insurance Services has available a program for homeowners insurance. Mobile home and dwelling fire is also available.Dollars: Policy limits of $500,000; Deductibles of $250, $500, $1,000,...
May 13 2002 // Saying the company’s top priority is to its current customers, State Farm has put a moratorium on issuing homeowners’ policies in California until further notice. “We’ve been facing some real...
May 8 2002 // Following the lead of State Farm, Prudential Insurance will limit Arizona customers seeking new auto and homeowner’s coverage in order to maintain control of its policyholder base, according to The Tribune....
Apr 29 2002 // The personal automobile insurance market in Texas may not be approaching the crisis level at which the homeowners market currently finds itself, but signs indicate that it may be in for a rough ride.According to the Texas...
Apr 25 2002 // Zurich North America’s Environmental Group has come up with an innovative program to provide today New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents with coverage for their residential fuel oil tanks.The Home...
Apr 25 2002 // State Farm Insurance Company recently announced that it would no longer sell homeowners insurance in California due to the increasingly large payouts over the past two years, according to the Los Angeles Times.The company...
Apr 23 2002 // Ohio Insurance Director Lee Covington weighed in on a case before the Ohio Supreme Court, asking it to uphold the state insurance department’s longstanding policy that homeowners policies do not cover automobile...
Apr 22 2002 // Saying the company’s top priority is to its current customers, State Farm has put a moratorium on issuing homeowners’ policies in California until further notice.“We’ve been facing some real...
Apr 17 2002 // Diane Colborn, vice president of the Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) remarked that SB 1763, a bill authored by Senator Deborah Ortiz requiring all property and liability insurance policies to cover mold...
Apr 15 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Inc. in Citrus Heights, Calif., is offering a new High Value Homeowner product. Coverage includes extended replacement cost, personal article floaters, replacement cost contents,...
Apr 15 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Union General has a coverage available for common area exposure for homeowners associations. Pricing is on a per unit basis. Coverage is available for tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball diamonds,...
Apr 9 2002 // Woodland, Calif. homeowners are likely to soon receive letters from their mortgage letters requiring them to purchase homeowners insurance, according to the Sacramento Bee.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
Apr 3 2002 // A study by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) found that Wisconsin has the lowest prices for homeowners insurance in the U.S.Wisconsin insurance commissioner Connie O’Connell expects these...
Apr 2 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) is endorsing a just-introduced House bill that would increase availability and affordability of homeowners insurance in disaster-prone areas, according to the...
Mar 25 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: First Premium Insurance Group is offering a manufactured homes program, by appointment.Dollars: Policy limits to $150,000; deductibles $250/$500. Carrier: Lloyd’s, rated “A.”...