Latest Homeowners Headlines

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Some Houstonians Spend Huge Sums to Elevate Their Homes After Harvey

Mar 14 2018 // This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune.When Marni Axelrad and her family moved to Houston’s Meyerland neighborhood in 2015, they planned to stay there for years to come. They loved the community, and...

How Does the Homeowners’ Policy Handle Firearms?

Mar 14 2018 // Once again, we find ourselves in the deeply political and emotional debate about guns, the second amendment, gun control, and safety. Last Friday, Florida’s Governor signed into law new gun control regulation...

Despite Upgrades, Thousands of Houston Homes Still at Risk for Flooding

Mar 7 2018 // Nearly 9,000 homes and other buildings will remain in the floodplains of four Houston-area waterways despite multimillion-dollar flood control projects.Momentum built last month to finish the projects on Brays, Hunting and...

Managing Time Expectation for Claims Key to Keeping Homeowners Happy

Mar 6 2018 // Overall customer satisfaction among homeowners filing property insurance claims has reached a new all-time high, despite record-high property losses following a spate of hurricanes, earthquakes and fires in North America....

Zoning Changes Post-Harvey a Concern for Some Texas Homeowners

Mar 5 2018 // Some Southeast Texas homeowners have raised concerns about houses in neighborhoods flooded by Hurricane Harvey being changed from residential to commercial zones.Several displaced residents in Dickinson worry that...

Las Vegas Homeowners Association Ordered to Pay $20M for Faulty Swing Set

Mar 5 2018 // A jury says a Las Vegas, Nevada, homeowners association must pay a man $20 million after a swing set collapsed on him as a teen and left him with brain damage.A Clark County District Court jury returned the verdict in...

Las Vegas Homeowners Association Ordered to Pay $20M for Faulty Swing Set

Feb 27 2018 // A jury says a Las Vegas, Nev. homeowners association must pay a man $20 million after a swing set collapsed on him as a teen and left him with brain damage.A Clark County District Court jury returned the verdict earlier...

Travelers Releases Enhanced Homeowners Insurance Product in Select States

Feb 23 2018 // The Travelers Companies, Inc. has released an enhanced homeowners insurance product with tailored pricing and flexible coverage options called Quantum Home 2.0 (QH2.0). The new product includes “simpler” policy...

Arson Caused Georgia Fire That Destroyed 5 Homes, Damaged 14

Feb 23 2018 // Investigators ruled arson was to blame for a fire that started in a Georgia home and rapidly spread throughout a subdivision, destroying five houses and damaging at least 14 others before firefighters could extinguish all...

Flooded Out North Dakotans Offered Incentives to Buy New Homes

Feb 20 2018 // Minot residents whose homes were damaged by the 2011 Souris River flooding or are being bought out for flood protection might be eligible to up to $60,000 for help purchasing another home.The flood damaged or destroyed...

Former Colorado Police Officer Sentenced for Defrauding Homeowners Insurer

Feb 20 2018 // A former Colorado police officer has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and five years of probation for felony insurance fraud. The Post Independent reported that ex-Silt police Col. Michael Taylor was also ordered to pay...

TDI: Nearly 670K Property Insurance Claims Generated in Texas by Hurricane Harvey

Feb 19 2018 // Hurricane Harvey resulted in nearly 670,000 in combined personal and commercial property insurance claims to private insurers, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and the Texas Fair Access to Insurance...

Nearly 670K Property Insurance Claims in Texas from Hurricane Harvey: TDI

Feb 13 2018 // Hurricane Harvey resulted in nearly 670,000 in combined personal and commercial property insurance claims to private insurers, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and the Texas Fair Access to Insurance...

Minot, North Dakota, Homeowners Blame Inspector Negligence on City

Feb 12 2018 // Some Minot, N.D., homeowners are expressing difficulty selling property after discovering city building inspectors failed to identify flawed construction before issuing certificates of occupancy.Then, they discovered the...

Investments, Tax Cuts Boosted Allstate Profit in Q4

Feb 8 2018 // The Allstate Corp., like many carriers, faced an enormous hit from natural catastrophe losses in the 2017 fourth quarter. Investment returns soared by double digits, however, and the Trump tax cuts gave it a one-time gain,...

Florida Regulator Report Shows AOB Abuse Worsening Statewide

Feb 5 2018 // The epidemic of assignment of benefits (AOB) abuse that has been plaguing Florida for several years is only getting worse, says a new report from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR).The most recent data call...

Insurance Council of Texas: Justified Consumer Complaints Minimal in 2017

Jan 31 2018 // Despite another year of bad weather, data from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) shows that justified consumer complaints continued to be low, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) reports.Out of 6.7 million policies,...

Foreclosure Fears Rise in Texas with Jump in Late Mortgages After Harvey

Jan 29 2018 // As Jacob Lerma surveyed the skeletal beams of his suburban Houston home that was flooded during Hurricane Harvey, he kept muttering three words as he wondered if his family would ever be able to move back in: “I...

Some California Mudslide Victims Returning to Homes as Evacuation Orders Begin to Lift

Jan 26 2018 // Authorities are allowing some Montecito residents to return home, two weeks after mudslides ravaged the Southern California community and killed at least 21 people.Santa Barbara County spokeswoman Gina DePinto says...

Startup Neptune Offering Digital Private Flood Product to Agents, Carriers in Nationwide Expansion

Jan 25 2018 // A digital startup private flood insurance provider, Neptune Flood, has secured $2 million in seed round funding and has plans to “aggressively expand” nationwide by offering its platform to carriers, agencies...