All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 9 2019 // In a commentary on the recent Midwest flooding, AM Best said the states hit hardest by these floods — such as Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota — generally have National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insured...
Apr 5 2019 // The “Underwater Homeowners Association” sounds like a sad joke about the future of real estate in flood-prone Miami.It’s actually an earnest effort to turn neighbors into climate-change advocates,...
Apr 4 2019 // The Woodlands Insurance Co. (TWICO), located in The Woodlands, Texas, has launched a Texas homeowners policy that will include flood insurance to all qualifying households.With a tiered offering of Twico Prime, Twico Prime...
Apr 4 2019 // Mercury Insurance has launched a home cyber protection offering for homeowners and renters in Georgia.The new coverage will provide Mercury policyholders with cyber insurance protection that includes payment and security...
Apr 3 2019 // Note: This is the second article in a three-part series resulting from a conversation with Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan.Texas’ chief insurance regulator wants the insurance industry to clean up its...
Apr 3 2019 // Residential property managing general underwriter, SageSure Insurance Managers has partnered with Independent Mutual Fire Insurance Company (IMF) on a homeowners product in Texas, with plans to expand to additional coastal...
Apr 2 2019 // A bill to that would enable the California Earthquake Authority to expand mitigation programs is making its way through state Legislature.State Sen. Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, this week released the details...
Apr 2 2019 // Cabrillo Coastal General Insurance Agency has launched a flood endorsement for new or existing Safe Harbor Homeowners policies in South Carolina.The coverage, according to Cabrillo, was built from a different rating...
Mar 27 2019 // A fire at an Atlanta area apartment complex destroyed more than two dozen units.The American Red Cross was working to help more than 40 people displayed by the fire at the Gallery Apartments in Marietta late Saturday...
Mar 26 2019 // Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (Universal Property), a subsidiary of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc., has entered the market for homeowners insurance in Illinois. The company is now offering homeowners...
Mar 26 2019 // HoneyQuote.com has added a new carrier partner and launched its real-time rating engine, which lets Florida homeowners compare multiple home insurance quotes and purchase a policy online.The application is backed by...
Mar 19 2019 // A tornado that ripped roofs from buildings and injured five people in a tiny New Mexico town left a trail of debris, authorities reported. The tornado touched down outside of Dexter last week on Tuesday evening before...
Mar 18 2019 // Authorities say a tornado swept through mid-Michigan, damaging homes and knocking out power to thousands.The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down at 7:03 p.m. Thursday around the Shiawassee County...
Mar 18 2019 // Years ago, insurance consumer advocates in the states were most often focused on getting consumers access to insurance at fair prices. They still advocate on those issues, of course, but today some are looking beyond these...
Mar 15 2019 // Texas independent insurance agents might want to warn their homeowner insurance customers that premium hikes and/or increases in deductibles could be on the horizon this year.Homeowners insurers have been filing for rate...
Mar 15 2019 // Just over a week into the 2019 legislative session, insurance industry-supported bills aimed at reforming Florida assignment of benefits (AOB) abuse are making progress in the state legislature.Lawmakers in the Florida...
Mar 14 2019 // As Florida lawmakers weigh reform for the state’s assignment of benefits crisis, the insurance industry and regulators are closely monitoring a case addressing post-loss policy language that is currently before the...
Mar 13 2019 // Two Louisiana homeowners have sued President Donald Trump’s administration for policy change delays that have kept thousands of victims of a massive 2016 flood from receiving federal aid.Jeffry and Amanda Meyer, who...
Mar 13 2019 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) will conduct a rate hearing to receive public comment on the proposed rate changes from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for its business in the Coastal Account (CA),...
Mar 11 2019 // When Tom Gerrein left for Mass on Easter Sunday in 2010, he had a flat backyard.When he returned home, he did not. Tom and his wife, Kathy, walked behind their house in Bellevue, Kentucky, and there it was. A landslide had...