All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 6 2015 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired Progressive Home Warranty, based in Edmonton, Alberta, and Pacific Home Warranty, based in Surrey, British Columbia.The two companies provide home...
Apr 6 2015 // The families of nine people killed in the Newtown elementary school shooting in Connecticut have filed lawsuits against the estate of the gunman’s mother.The lawsuits contend Nancy Lanza failed to properly secure her...
Mar 29 2015 // After the Big Dig-out, it’s time for the Big Payout. Or will it be the Big Denial?New England’s epic winter is on pace to produce a corresponding number of claims as thousands of homeowners seek to repair...
Mar 26 2015 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that more than 1,100 homeowners insurance claims have already been filed following severe weather that marched across the state on Wednesday, March 25.“Tornadoes...
Mar 23 2015 // Steve Mellgren’s worries began when a chunk of land near his house crumbled down a cliff, leaving his neighbor’s palatial home dangling above a lake before a demolition crew sent it tumbling into the water.One...
Mar 23 2015 // A New York State assemblyman is proposing a bill to create a state-run flood insurance program designed to serve New York homeowners in flood-prone communities.Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder (D-Queens) announced the plan on...
Mar 23 2015 // The California Earthquake Authority has again kicked off its annual “Marketing Value Program,” in which the quasi-private earthquake insurer encourages agents to sign up to receive direct mail marketing...
Mar 23 2015 // It is estimated that 40 percent of high-value homes are underinsured. Often, homeowners will only hold enough insurance to cover their mortgage or the sale price of the home, and not enough to rebuild in the event of a...
Mar 20 2015 // Crestbrook Insurance Co., an affluent market personal lines carrier, has launched Crestbrook Wildfire Solution Program in collaboration with Wildfire Defense Systems (WDS), an insurance wildfire loss prevention and...
Mar 18 2015 // Emergency personnel say about a dozen people have been evacuated from their homes because of wildfire that has burned 37 square miles in rural western Oklahoma.Woodward County emergency manager Matt Lehenbauer said on...
Mar 18 2015 // Colorado lawmakers started work this week on one of the most anticipated issues of the legislative session: liability for homebuilders.But whether the bills are a way to spark the construction of more affordable housing,...
Mar 17 2015 // Detroit enclave of Highland Park is using steel instead of plywood to cover doors and windows of vacant homes as part of an effort to better prevent drug activity, arson, squatting and other crimes.Fire Chief Derek Hillman...
Mar 16 2015 // The families of nine people killed in the Newtown elementary school shooting have filed lawsuits against the estate of the gunman’s mother.The lawsuits contend Nancy Lanza failed to properly secure her legally owned...
Mar 9 2015 // The California Earthquake Authority has again kicked off its annual “Marketing Value Program,” in which the quasi-private earthquake insurer encourages agents to sign up to receive direct mail marketing...
Mar 9 2015 // A settlement has been reached in a long-running dispute between the nation’s largest homeowners insurer and the state of Texas over premium overcharges.The Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) announced on...
Mar 9 2015 // In the Western United States there are nearly 900,000 homes representing an estimated reconstruction cost of more than $237 billion considered at “very high” or “high” risk from wildfires, a report...
Mar 9 2015 // Preliminary figures compiled for homeowners show that insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.9 percent nationwide in 2014, while renters insurance rates were up 2.3 percent and condominium insurance...
Mar 5 2015 // A New York State assemblyman says he will introduce a bill to create a state-run flood insurance program designed to serve New York homeowners in flood-prone communities.Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder (D-Queens) announced...
Mar 5 2015 // Metro Louisville, Ky. officials have sent letters to some homeowners that rent space to travelers through online home-sharing sites telling them to stop the practice immediately or they risk being fined.The Courier-Journal...
Mar 2 2015 // Tampa, Florida-based 1347 Property Insurance Holdings Inc., which sells homeowners insurance in Louisiana and has plans to expand to other coastal states, announced it has bought out the management services contract with a...