force-placed homeowners insurance News

Starting July 1, Florida Insurers Face New Guardrails on Force-Placed Insurance

Starting Saturday, insurers and mortgage lenders for Florida homeowners will face some new restrictions on lender-placed insurance policies, thanks to a bill approved by state lawmakers this year. House Bill 793 takes effect July 1 and it bars what some …

HSBC to Pay Mass. Homeowners $2.7M Over Force-Placed Insurance Practices

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said national mortgage lender and servicer HSBC has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations involving force-placed insurance practices. The settlement resolves allegations that HSBC received commissions and other “kickbacks” relating to force-placed insurance …

Mass. AG Healey: Insurer Improperly Charged Thousands of Homeowners

The largest force-placed insurance company in Massachusetts has agreed to provide refunds to homeowners to settle allegations that it improperly charged for force-placed insurance policies, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced. Under the terms of the assurance of discontinuance, filed …