All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 8 2011 // A Barton County, Mo., judge has placed a group of three small insurance companies into receivership, after claims from the Joplin tornado left the group insolvent, the Missouri Department of Insurance reported.Missouri...
Dec 8 2011 // Gov. Rick Scott said he is concerned about Florida’s state-backed property insurer providing discounted coverage on new construction projects in high-risk areas.Scott questioned Citizens Property Insurance Corp....
Dec 6 2011 // Florida’s largest homeowner insurer is offering a slate of coverage changes, but concedes that without legislative changes there will be little reduction in its exposure or policyholder count.Gov. Rick Scott last...
Dec 5 2011 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon and Department of Revenue Deputy Assistant Secretary Gary Matherne are urging those who have had a property and casualty insurance policy on their property during the last four...
Dec 5 2011 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund recently announced plans to disburse a $50 million dividend to qualifying policyholders in the form of a premium credit amounting to roughly 5.2 percent of estimated...
Dec 2 2011 // A new insurance commissioner has allowed State Farm to charge higher rates and deductibles in Texas.State Farm Insurance on Dec. 1 was authorized to switch many of its 1.2 million homeowner policies to a higher deductible....
Nov 28 2011 // A Florida rental car customer’s auto insurer must cover crash injuries, even though the driver was someone not authorized under the rental car company’s contact.In a 5-2 opinion on Nov. 23, the Florida Supreme...
Nov 21 2011 // General contractors in Kentucky who purchase their workers’ compensation insurance through an industry-run risk pool are slated to see millions in policyholder dividends.The Kentucky Associated General Contractors...
Nov 18 2011 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund on Friday announced plans to disburse a $50 million dividend to qualifying policyholders in the form of a premium credit amounting to roughly 5.2 percent of estimated...
Nov 14 2011 // Florida policyholders of HomeWise Insurance should not see dramatic changes in their renewal premium if their policies are taken over by Homeowners Choice, according to the company official.The policyholders have the...
Nov 7 2011 // Over the years, insurance companies and policyholders have been arguing in courts over how to calculate business interruption losses during catastrophes.This is the type of coverage that is often ignored until there is a...
Nov 7 2011 // Over the years, insurers and policyholders have been arguing in courts over how to calculate business interruption losses during catastrophes.This is the type of coverage that is often ignored until there is a loss. But...
Oct 31 2011 // The Halloween night is filled with frightful risks. Fortunately. insurance agents can play a helpful role by advising their clients about coverage and accident prevention.• The Insurance Information Institute says...
Oct 18 2011 // The U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office is seeking public comment for its report on how to improve the country’s insurance regulatory system.The study is mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...
Oct 17 2011 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has fined Allstate Insurance Co. and its subsidiary Encompass Insurance Co. a total of $50,000 for violations of Delaware insurance law. The Allstate consent order...
Oct 14 2011 // State Farm Insurance says U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s request that the company drop Irene-related hurricane deductibles in Connecticut would actually be unfair to policyholders and introduce all sorts of...
Oct 3 2011 // Public adjusters would have more access to homeowners in the immediate aftermath of a storm if the Florida Supreme Court rules Florida’s current public adjuster law unconstitutional.The high court recently heard oral...
Oct 3 2011 // Many businesses and homeowners are struggling to determine the extent of their damages from what is shaping up to be the worst year in Texas history for fire losses.In handling the crisis, policyholders must quickly...
Sep 30 2011 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has fined Allstate Insurance Co. and its subsidiary Encompass Insurance Co. a total of $50,000 for violations of Delaware insurance law. The fines are contained in two...
Sep 29 2011 // The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry announced relief measures for State Workers’ Insurance Fund (SWIF) policyholders affected by flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee.“Helping employers rebuild...