All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 22 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 Florida Supreme Court recently...
Sep 19 2011 // Customer satisfaction with homeowners insurance companies this year is up from 2010, but still remains below levels achieved in 2009.Overall satisfaction with homeowners insurance companies averages 769 in 2011 —...
Sep 16 2011 // Perhaps it’s a matter of perspective. If you’re a cattle rancher in New Mexico without enough grass to feed your stock, it’s a drought. If you’re a satellite orbiting a couple of hundred miles away...
Sep 13 2011 // As fires tear through Texas, businesses and homeowners struggle to determine their losses. According to the Insurance Council of Texas, this year’s fire losses are Texas’ worst on record. The Texas Forest...
Sep 12 2011 // New Hampshire’s attorney general objected Friday to a proposed settlement in a tug-of-war over $110 million of surplus money in a state-created malpractice insurance fund because lawyers would get up to $27.5 million...
Sep 5 2011 // Despite the continued growth and stability in the high net worth insurance market, few insurers specialize in the unique risks of the very wealthy.One new insurer is making headway with a new approach. The Privilege...
Sep 5 2011 // Legislative changes to the operation of Texas’ primary property insurer in coastal areas that go into effect Sept. 28, 2011, include an increased focus on mediation and arbitration of disputed windstorm claims and a...
Sep 5 2011 // Seeing something through can have quite a bit of meaning, especially when underwriting margins are thin and policyholders are struggling to pay bills. Transparency is a buzz word of sorts and continues to be a challenge...
Sep 5 2011 // Texas Medical Liability Trust announced a rate reduction for TMLT policyholders and an 18.5 percent dividend for renewing policyholders, effective Jan.1, 2012. The average rate decrease will be 6.9 percent, but will vary...
Sep 1 2011 // Customer satisfaction with homeowners insurance companies this year is up from 2010, but still remains below levels achieved in 2009.Overall satisfaction with homeowners insurance companies averages 769 in 2011—improving...
Aug 31 2011 // As the water recedes from Hurricane Irene, lawyers are expecting disputes over insurance coverage to pour in.The biggest fights will stem from arguments over property damage and whether it resulted from wind or water,...
Aug 26 2011 // A California state appeals court has upheld a state regulators’ refusal to approve the sale of a California insurance company to a French-owned company.The decision upheld Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’...
Aug 25 2011 // Texas Medical Liability Trust announced a rate reduction for TMLT policyholders and an 18.5 percent dividend for renewing policyholders, effective Jan.1, 2012.The average rate decrease will be 6.9 percent, but will vary by...
Aug 16 2011 // South Florida residents will have their say over the state-backed insurer’s proposed triple-digit increase in sinkhole rates as regulators announced they will hold a public hearing on the issue in Tampa on September...
Aug 9 2011 // Farmers Insurance announced late last week that it had agreed to settle a nationwide class action lawsuit regarding the medical bills of persons involved in car accidents.The settlement may affect Farmers policyholders, or...
Aug 8 2011 // While state officials are trying to digest Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s proposed triple-digit sinkhole rate increase, other elected officials are taking their case to the public.Senator Mike Fasano, R-New Port...
Aug 1 2011 // Florida property owners who purchased coverage from the state- run property insurer have seen their premiums increase by an average $476 as a result of the insurer inspecting their property.Citizens Property Insurance...
Jul 29 2011 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced it is distributing to policyholders $155 million in workers’ compensation dividends.Texas Mutual estimates that about 77 percent of its policyholders will earn a dividend based...
Jul 28 2011 // Florida residents who purchase sinkhole insurance through the state-back Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could be looking at increases of more than 400 percent for the optional coverage next year.By a 4-0 vote, the...
Jul 22 2011 // California’s insurance commissioner today announced that a rate reduction of 10.7 percent has been approved for GEICO’s California auto insurance policyholders.The GEICO rate decrease will come into effect on...