All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 4 2016 // Three homes were damaged and another was destroyed in northwest Arkansas when severe weather swept through the area late on March 23. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says damage was reported in Evansville,...
Apr 1 2016 // April 1, 2016- If you are an insurance agent trying to survive in today’s competitive marketplace, you may have dipped your toes in the flood insurance waters, so to speak. If you have not, get ready to jump in,...
Apr 1 2016 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. subsidiary, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC), has written its first homeowners insurance policy in Michigan, the company announced. The initial policy was written...
Apr 1 2016 // Maritime Program Group (MPG) has launched a new non-admitted homeowners program offered through its Private Client Services division.According Brian Botwinick, VP of Private Client services, the product is backed by Lloyds...
Mar 30 2016 // The biggest wildfire in Kansas history has been largely contained, but authorities said more homes were damaged than originally thought.The Kansas Adjutant General’s Office said that nine Barber County homes were...
Mar 25 2016 // Three homes were damaged and another was destroyed in northwest Arkansas when severe weather swept through the area. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the damage was reported late on March 23 in Evansville,...
Mar 23 2016 // A Florida-based homeowners insurer has beefed up its flood insurance offering with the launch of a new flood-coverage only company called TypTap.The new company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Homeowners Choice Property...
Mar 21 2016 // Emergency management officials in Washington say a neighborhood of 26 homes near Wenatchee is at imminent risk for a landslide.The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday the slope between 4900 and 5200...
Mar 21 2016 // Looking for new sales and opportunities in 2016? Here are a few of the top market sectors that just might deliver hot opportunities for agents and brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry this year.Sky’s...
Mar 17 2016 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller hailed a recent vote by the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee approving the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act (H.R. 2901).Miller...
Mar 15 2016 // Emergency officials in Louisiana and Mississippi were watching the rise of the Pearl River that divides the two states on March 14 amid widespread flooding that has damaged thousands of homes.In north Louisiana, the water...
Mar 14 2016 // HomeServices of America Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, has acquired Minnesota-based PCG Agencies Inc., a large independent personal insurance agency. Terms were not disclosed.Headquartered in St. Paul, PCG offers a...
Mar 10 2016 // The Travelers Companies, Inc. will now provide a discount on homeowners insurance for eligible customers with qualifying smart home devices. Smart smoke detectors and security systems that alert homeowners through their...
Mar 9 2016 // A severe thunderstorm, possibly a tornado, damaged at least seven homes scattered over a rural area of North Texas.The storm roared through the area between Weatherford and Mineral Wells about 6:15 p.m. Monday at a time...
Mar 8 2016 // A nationwide mortgage lender is appealing a $213,000 emotional distress judgment awarded to a Bellevue, Wash. mom who was fighting to keep her home.Leticia Lucero sued Cenlar after the company failed to notify lenders her...
Mar 7 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones reached an agreement last month with Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate Indemnity Insurance to reduce the carrier’s homeowner insurance rates statewide by an average of...
Mar 7 2016 // The homeowners insurance line, not often thought of as a bastion of change, is actually quietly evolving beyond the traditional “one-size-fits-all” business. Some of the puzzle pieces that make up homeowners...
Mar 7 2016 // Texas weather catastrophes caused a huge jump in homeowners insurance claims last year, the Insurance Council of Texas reported. Though claims increased by 120,000 over 2014, the number of policyholder complaints increased...
Mar 7 2016 // Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said national mortgage lender and servicer HSBC has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations involving force-placed insurance practices.The settlement resolves allegations...
Mar 4 2016 // Forecasters say a tornado that severely damaged homes and trees in a Birmingham, Ala., suburb has been determined as an EF2, with winds of between 120 and 125 mph. National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Holmes told...