Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Progressive, Asi Lloyds Partner to Offer Discounts in Texas
Jun 6 2007 // Progressive County Mutual, a member of the Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, and ASI Lloyds announced they will each offer discounts on their products to Texans who buy both through a local independent insurance...
Consumers Not Informed about Homeowners Insurance, Study Says
Jun 5 2007 // A large percentage of U.S. homeowners mistakenly believe that standard homeowners insurance protects them from a wide array of perils, according to new research by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
RenRe’s Starbound II Adds Capacity to Florida Homeowners Market
Jun 5 2007 // Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced the formation and funding of Starbound Reinsurance II Limited, a new Bermuda reinsurance company, that will make approximately $375 million in new reinsurance capacity...
L.A. Governor: Up to $700 Million in State Money Found for Damaged Homes
Jun 5 2007 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said her administration has found up to $700 million in state money to put into Louisiana’s grant program for rebuilding hurricane-damaged homes, which faces a deficit of as much as $5...
Florida Welcomes Insurers to Anxious Market
Jun 5 2007 // Eight new insurers entered the property and casualty insurance marketplace in Florida since January 1, 2007 according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation The insurers represent a variety of insurance entities...
S.C.: Clemson Studies How to Make Homes Safer in Storms
Jun 4 2007 // South Carolina’s Clemson University researchers are looking for ways to reduce damage in hurricanes done to small structures – the ones that people live in. “There are lots of labs all over the country...
Property insurance rate hikes in store for La.
Jun 4 2007 // Louisiana regulators in late May approved property insurance rate hikes of 16 percent to 51 percent for three small companies, with larger increases for homeowners along the coast. The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission...
From Cuba to Capitol Hill
Jun 4 2007 // Not your typical agent: Big “I” President and Miami independent agent Alex Soto in a one-on-one interview Alex Soto, president of the large InSource agency in Miami, and president of the Independent Insurance...
From Cuba to Capitol Hill
Jun 4 2007 // Not your typical agent: Big “I” President and Miami independent agent Alex Soto in a one-on-one interview Alex Soto, president of the large InSource agency in Miami, and president of the Independent Insurance...
Insurers try to prevent losses in wildfire hotspots
Jun 4 2007 // Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other...
Calif. Commissioner could seek Allstate refunds
Jun 4 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that he will seek refunds for Allstate customers if the Department of Insurance determines that the company’s rates are excessive. In May, the insurer...
Personal Lines LEADERS
Jun 4 2007 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only the...
From Cuba to Capitol Hill
Jun 4 2007 // Alex Soto, president of the large InSource agency in Miami, and president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, is not afraid to speak his mind or criticize his own industry. He’s familiar...
Property insurance rate hikes in store for La.
Jun 4 2007 // Louisiana regulators in late May approved property insurance rate hikes of 16 percent to 51 percent for three small companies, with larger increases for homeowners along the coast. The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission...
Protecting against floods
Jun 4 2007 // Flooding caused by hurricanes and tropical storms can wreak havoc along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast from June through November. However, that flood risk is not limited to summer and fall months alone, nor to just...
From Cuba to Capitol Hill
Jun 4 2007 // Alex Soto, president of the large InSource agency in Miami, and president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, is not afraid to speak his mind or criticize his own industry. He’s familiar...
Calif. Commissioner could seek Allstate refunds
Jun 4 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that he will seek refunds for Allstate customers if the Department of Insurance determines that the company’s rates are excessive. In May, the insurer...
Declarations
Jun 4 2007 // Declarations Pay for flood now or later “I would put flood insurance back in the homeowner’s policy maintaining the federal government as the reinsurer … We need to bring more people into the system...
Insurers try to prevent losses in wildfire hotspots
Jun 4 2007 // Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other...
R.I. House Members Unveil Bills Curbing Insurers’ Coastal Practices
May 31 2007 // The leaders of a special Rhode Island House commission studying the effects of natural disasters on property insurance costs have introduced legislation they say is aimed at protecting coastal homeowners from...
