All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 22 2004 // They scrape the pavement with ground-effects bodywork, shake side-to-side, and feature the fanciest air ride suspension systems on the market. These amazing cars, known as lowriders, are a fast-growing segment of the...
Nov 22 2004 // TDI, Lt. Governor vow to continue efforts on behalf of homeowners.A state district judge in Texas on Nov. 8, 2004, overturned mandated rate rollbacks in homeowners insurance for State Farm and Farmers insurance companies,...
Nov 18 2004 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company announced that commercial customers may now have access to new Internet-based tools that aid in planning for and recovering from disasters. Called “Open for...
Nov 18 2004 // A multi-state settlement with UnumProvident Corp. over its disputed handling of disability claims would cost the firm more than $120 million to comply and require it to review more than seven years of claims. It also calls...
Nov 10 2004 // A flurry of special dividends and a series of rate reduction announcements from auto insurers, coupled with increased competition and new regulations adopted by the New Jersey insurance department, are helping to reshape...
Nov 9 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance on Nov. 9 released the following statement concerning the recent court ruling on the State Farm and Farmers homeowners rate reduction orders:On November 8, 2004, a state district court...
Oct 27 2004 // After Hurricane Frances ripped open the roof of Lisa and Glenn Perrone’s St. Lucie County home, an insurance adjuster told the Perrones they were on the hook for an $8,315 deductible.And after Hurricane Jeanne dumped...
Oct 20 2004 // Editor’s note: This is a commentary piece submitted by David E. Wood of the law firm Wood & Bender.The recent suit by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer alleging price-fixing and deceptive practices by...
Oct 15 2004 // Coastal homeowners are getting socked again, and it has nothing to do with Charley, Frances, Ivan or Jeanne.Homeowners who buy hurricane insurance on their homes through Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state’s...
Oct 11 2004 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced court-approved settlements with two major auto insurers that he says will result in refund more than $3.4 million to Texas policyholders who paid more out of pocket on claims...
Oct 11 2004 // State regulators have placed American Superior Insurance Co. into receivership because it was overwhelmed by homeowners claims. The small company, with offices in Plantation, Fla., has about 60,000 policyholders. The state...
Oct 11 2004 // Due to efforts to rebuild the Florida property insurance market after Hurricane Andrew, most policyholders in the wake of 2004s more costly hurricane season should not face the same post-Andrew price increases or limited...
Oct 8 2004 // After going through four hurricanes, some residents have reportedly been dropped by their insurance company. But before an insurance company can drop or change someone’s policy, there are legal steps they must take...
Oct 1 2004 // Florida state regulators have placed American Superior Insurance Co. into receivership (See Southeast News Sept. 29) after it became overwhelmed by homeowners claims. The small company with offices in Plantation, Fla., has...
Sep 29 2004 // American Superior Insurance Company, an insurer that writes homeowners insurance coverage for nearly 60,000 Floridians, voluntarily consented on Wednesday to be put into rehabilitation in response to losses sustained by...
Sep 29 2004 // With more than half of Florida’s 17 million residents directly affected by Hurricane Charley and Hurricane Frances, the Florida Farm Bureau (FFB) Insurance Companies is using geographic information system (GIS)...
Sep 16 2004 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced court-approved settlements with two major auto insurers that he says will result in refund more than $3.4 million to Texas policyholders who paid more out of pocket on claims...
Sep 7 2004 // Delaware voters face a choice in this year’s election for state insurance commissioner between a Democratic counsel to the current governor who vows to “stand up for Delawareans” and a Republican veteran...
Sep 7 2004 // INSURANCE JOURNAL PUTS CANDIDATES DENN AND ENNIS ON THE RECORD, ON THE ISSUESSeptember 7, 2004–Delaware voters face a choice in this year’s election for state insurance commissioner between a Democratic counsel...
Sep 6 2004 // Delaware voters face a choice in this year’s election for state insurance commissioner between a Democratic counsel to the current governor who vows to “stand up for Delawareans” and a Republican veteran...