Latest Homeowners Headlines

All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.

California Department of Insurance and FAIR Plan Square off in Public Statements

Jun 1 2017 // The California Department of Insurance and the California FAIR Plan Association squared off in conflicting press releases on Thursday over a court decision that awarded a homeowner higher repair costs following a claim.The...

Strong Storms in North Carolina Cause Injuries, Damage to Homes

Jun 1 2017 // At least a dozen people have been hurt after storms struck in eastern North Carolina nearly a week after a tornado hit the area.The storm hit Sampson County about 30 miles east of Fayetteville around 11:30 p.m. Monday....

New York: $7M for Homeowners Hit by Lake Ontario Flooding

May 31 2017 // New York state is making $7 million available to help homeowners recover from flooding along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shorelines.Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the funding Monday. Homeowners will be able to get...

Munich Re, Aviva Ventures Invest in UK Connected Home Insurer Neos

May 30 2017 // Neos, a UK connected home insurer, announced last week it has secured a £5 million (roughly $6.4 million) series A investment led by Aviva Ventures together with strategic partner Munich Re.The strategic investment...

Flood Insurance Looks Like One Area of Bipartisan Agreement

May 30 2017 // Democrats and Republicans, who have agreed on little this year, have found common ground on plans to give private insurers greater access to the $5 billion flood insurance program and to offer more buyouts for homeowners...

Former Vermont Homeowners Hope to Recover $4M After Evictions

May 24 2017 // A group of former homeowners from a Vermont lakeside neighborhood hopes to recover some of the nearly $4 million they lost after they were forced to vacate.The Burlington Free Press reports the Mallets Bay...

Connecticut Lawmakers Urged to Help Crumbling Foundation Homeowners

May 22 2017 // Regional officials are reminding state lawmakers it’s urgent this session to provide assistance to eastern and central Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations. Both the executive director of the Capitol...

Texas ‘Hailstorm’ Litigation Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk

May 17 2017 // Legislation backed by the insurance industry and some Texas business groups that curtails the ability of policyholders to sue insurance companies over property claims following extreme weather events has passed the state...

Oregon Homeowners Association to Settle Motor Home Incident for $300K

May 15 2017 // A homeowners association will pay $300,000 to a Keizer family as part of a settlement for banning a motor home from being parked in the family’s driveway. The Statesman Journal reported that Gary, Renee and Khrizma...

Study: Expected Increase in Tornadoes Raises Risk to Mobile Homes

May 15 2017 // Tornadoes and mobile homes don’t mix to begin with, but throw in the volatility of climate change and the potential for massive property damage and deaths is even higher in coming decades, indicates a new study by...

Study: Expected Increase in Tornadoes Raises Risk to Mobile Homes

May 15 2017 // Tornadoes and mobile homes don’t mix to begin with, but throw in the volatility of climate change and the potential for massive property damage and deaths is even higher in coming decades, indicates a new study by...

Ohio Governor: Too Many Die in Manufactured Homes, Regulation Needed

May 11 2017 // Ohio Gov. John Kasich believes too many people are dying in manufactured homes, and he wants oversight of those homes transferred from an industry-controlled board to the state.Statistics compiled by the State Fire...

Startup Lemonade Enters California Homeowners, Renters Insurance Markets

May 10 2017 // Insurance startup Lemonade is now selling homeowners and renters insurance in California.California marks the third state of entry for the insurtech that is built on artificial intelligence and behavioral economics. It...

Insurtech Slice Now Offering Homeshare Insurance in California

May 8 2017 // Slice Insurance Technologies, an insurtech company offering on-demand, short-term insurance coverage, is now selling its commercial lines insurance product for homesharing hosts in California.The California Department of...

Louisiana Scraps Proposal to Use $190M in Flood Aid for Canal Project

May 8 2017 // A proposal to divert $190 million of Louisiana’s disaster recovery money to a flood protection project was scrapped amid criticism that it risked stripping aid from thousands of homeowners trying to rebuild after...

Study Warns of Rising Risk to Mobile Homes from Tornadoes

May 5 2017 // Tornadoes and mobile homes don’t mix to begin with, but throw in the volatility of climate change and the potential for massive property damage and deaths is even higher in coming decades, indicates a new study by...

Louisiana GOP Seeks to Divert $190M in Flood Aid to Protection Project

May 4 2017 // House Republican lawmakers are proposing to divert $190 million of Louisiana’s congressional disaster-recovery money to a flood-protection project, a move that would shrink aid earmarked for homeowners struggling to...

How Credit Score Effect on Home Insurance Premiums Varies by State

May 4 2017 // Credit scores have a big effect on home insurance premiums, more than doubling them for those with poor credit compared to those with excellent credit, according to analysis by online insurance seller...

Allstate Q1 Profit Way Up as Auto Line Improves

May 3 2017 // Allstate saw its first quarter profit take a big jump this year to $666 million, up from the $217 million reported for the first quarter of 2016.Total revenue of $9.4 billion in the first quarter of 2017 increased by 6.3...

Florida Peninsula Insurance Launches Online Quoting for Homeowners Coverage

Apr 28 2017 // Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, a Florida homeowner insurance carrier, has launched a new online system offering homeowners insurance quotes to consumers. According to Clint Strauch, president of Florida Peninsula...