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Midwest Regulation Report Card: States’ Grades Range from A to D

Jan 9 2017 // Grades assigned to the insurance regulatory systems in the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin range from A to D in a...

Southeast Regulation Report Card: North Carolina Flunks; Florida, South Carolina Dispute Grades

Jan 9 2017 // North Carolina ranks the worst of all 50 states when it comes to insurance regulation, according to a 2016 insurance regulation report card by an insurance industry think tank.The R Street Institute’s 2016 Insurance...

South Central Regulation Report Card: Texas’ Grade Rises, Arkansas’ Drops

Jan 9 2017 // No South Central state had the best score and none had the worst in a report recently released by a conservative-leaning research organization that annually assesses the effectiveness states’ insurance regulatory...

East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year

Jan 9 2017 // The R Street Institute, an industry think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., found Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its annual Insurance Regulation...

West Regulation Report Card: California Most Politicized State

Jan 9 2017 // A report gives California’s insurance regulatory environment low marks for auto body repair rules, the insurance commissioner’s call for insurers to divest from coal, its prior approval law and being the...

Violent Storm in Southwest Georgia Kills 1, Damages 1,000 Homes

Jan 5 2017 // Fire officials say a woman has died after a violent storm struck southwest Georgia.Albany Fire Chief Ron Rowe said Tuesday that more than 1,000 homes were damaged when a storm about a mile wide swept through the area about...

Homes on West Virginia’s Wheeling Island Damaged by Fire

Jan 4 2017 // Authorities are searching for the cause of a fire that tore through a row of houses on Wheeling Island, W. Va.Wheeling Fire Department spokesman Philip Stahl tells media outlets no one was injured in the fire that was...

Velocity Risk Underwriters Expands Coverage to Coastal Homeowners in Florida

Jan 4 2017 // Velocity Risk Underwriters has expanded its Florida home insurance products and is now writing coastal homeowners policies statewide. Velocity offers an A.M. Best “A” rated coastal homeowners program through...

Homes Evacuated in Detroit Suburb after Sewer Collapse Causes Sinkhole

Dec 30 2016 // A major sinkhole has disrupted the holiday season in Fraser, Mich., a suburb of roughly 14,500 people about 15 miles north of downtown Detroit. Roads were closed and about two dozen homes evacuated after the Christmas Eve...

General Motors Sued over Fire Causing $450K in Damage to Pennsylvania Homes

Dec 30 2016 // General Motors has been sued over a 2014 car fire that caused more than $450,000 in damage to two central Pennsylvania homes.Pennlive.com reports that Erie Insurance Exchange and four of its policy holders claim the blaze...

Unlicensed Miami Public Adjuster Arrested for $100K Water Claims Scam

Dec 29 2016 // A Miami man was arrested on multiple felony fraud and grand theft charges following an investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Investigative and Forensic Services (DIFS). Julian...

500-Plus Oceanfront Homes in Florida Still at Risk Months after Matthew

Dec 28 2016 // Officials estimate over 500 oceanfront homes remain at risk months of Hurricane Matthew swept past northeast Florida’s coastline.According to the St. Augustine Record, St. Johns County officials say all 42 miles of...

South Central Regulation Report Card: Texas’ Grade Rises, Arkansas’ Drops

Dec 22 2016 // No South Central state had the best score and none had the worst in a report recently released by a conservative-leaning research organization that annually assesses the effectiveness states’ insurance regulatory...

Midwest Regulation Report Card: States’ Grades Range from A to D

Dec 22 2016 // Grades assigned to the insurance regulatory systems in the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin range from A to D in a...

Southeast Regulation Report Card: North Carolina Flunks; Florida, South Carolina Dispute Grades

Dec 22 2016 // North Carolina ranks the worst of all 50 states when it comes to insurance regulation, according to a 2016 insurance regulation report card by an insurance industry think tank.The R Street Institute’s 2016 Insurance...

West Regulation Report Card: California Most Politicized State

Dec 22 2016 // A report gives California’s insurance regulatory environment low marks for auto body repair rules, the insurance commissioner’s call for insurers to divest from coal, its prior approval law and being the...

East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year

Dec 22 2016 // The R Street Institute, a nonprofit public policy research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., has found that Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its...

Vertus Insurance Launches Supplemental Catastrophe Insurance in Florida

Dec 20 2016 // Florida-Based managing general underwriter Vertus Insurance Partners has launched a supplemental insurance policy targeting homeowners in hurricane prone states. Available now in Florida, CAT4Home will provide complete...

Florida Ruling Against Insurer in Concurrent Loss Case ‘Not a Surprise’

Dec 19 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of policyholders seeking coverage on claims where there is the possibility of multiple concurrent losses but at least one of the losses is covered under their policy.Though the...

‘Disruptor’ Hippo in California Raises $14M in New Funding Round

Dec 14 2016 // Mountain View, Calif.-based startup Hippo today announced it has closed a $14 million Series A round.The funding was led by Horizons Ventures, which invests in disruptive technology and startups. It was joined by RPM...