All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 20 2014 // Ken KobylowskiNew Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski said that among the 470,281 non-flood, Superstorm Sandy-related homeowners, automobile and commercial claims that were filed in New...
Oct 20 2014 // Colorado’s insurance industry is weighing its options after the latest hailstorm hit densely populated South Metro Denver — unusual for the Rockies in late September.What Coloradans might likely see down the...
Oct 17 2014 // Optimism over the future growth potential of independent agencies ties closely to the size of the independent agency, with larger agencies feeling more optimistic about future growth than their smaller counterparts,...
Oct 17 2014 // A group of homeowners has sued a golf course owner for negligence, stemming from a wildfire that destroyed eight houses, two businesses and an apartment complex near San Diego.The lawsuit filed last week in San Diego...
Oct 8 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski said that among the 470,281 non-flood, Superstorm Sandy-related homeowners, automobile and commercial claims that were filed in New Jersey, 99.4...
Oct 6 2014 // Despite big storms and wildfires highlighting the need, home inventories are rare, say insurance industry experts.An Allstate Insurance survey of Atlanta homeowners found that while than more than 90 percent of homeowners...
Oct 6 2014 // Gen Y customers – or Millennials – who comprise the largest group of homebuyers and renters in the United States, are more critical of their homeowners and renters insurance experiences than any other generational...
Oct 6 2014 // Last month marked the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Ivan, one of the costliest tropical storms to ever hit the U.S. Ivan came ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Sept. 16, 2004, as a Category 3 storm. The storm also...
Oct 2 2014 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the arrests of five NBRC Roofing Co. employees for allegedly organizing a $525,000 insurance fraud scheme.The Tampa-based company is accused of leaving 97 homeowners...
Sep 24 2014 // The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety has recognized three South Mississippi home builders for building homes that are more disaster-resistant.IBHS also recognized three homes in south Alabama. In January,...
Sep 22 2014 // Home renovations are in high gear these days, thanks to low interest rates on second mortgages and bank loans. But, the construction process itself is typically fraught with anxiety, given longer-than-expected timeframes...
Sep 22 2014 // Texas’ insurance commissioner has allowed the three largest home insurers to impose significant rate hikes on many policyholders despite the objections of a state consumer advocate.Insurance Commissioner Julia...
Sep 19 2014 // An out-of-control wildfire that was threatening more than 2,000 homes in Northern California showed explosive growth, consuming tens of thousands of additional acres, fire officials said Thursday.The fire east of...
Sep 18 2014 // This week marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Ivan, one of the costliest tropical storms to ever hit the U.S. Ivan came ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Sept. 16, 2004, as a Category 3 storm. The storm also...
Sep 16 2014 // A wind-driven fire cut through a small California town near the Oregon border on Monday damaging or destroying 100 homes and prompting evacuation orders for at least 1,500 people, authorities said.The town near the base of...
Sep 15 2014 // By the end of next year, a forest planted in Franklin, Ind., to replace dozens of flood-damaged homes will have about twice the number of trees it has now.But residents will have to wait several years before the trees grow...
Sep 15 2014 // The Texas insurance commissioner has allowed the three largest home insurers to impose significant rate hikes on many policyholders despite the objections of a state consumer advocate.Insurance Commissioner Julia Rathgeber...
Sep 12 2014 // Following up on issues that were raised at the July 30 hearing on post-Sandy flood insurance claims, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) sent a letter on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to Federal Emergency Management Agency’s...
Sep 12 2014 // Three months after storms caused significant damage to roads and flooded homes, some residents of Scott County tell emergency management officials they want out. At least 10 homeowners in Blakeley Township say...
Sep 11 2014 // Leaders of a Central Texas city have approved a $3.5 billion annual budget that includes buying out about 300 more homes in flood-prone areas.The Austin City Council on Tuesday approved next year’s budget and...