Latest Homeowners Headlines
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Roadmaps for Wildfire Mitigation Provide Guidance for Suburban Neighborhoods
Aug 19 2020 // New wildfire guidelines from an insurance industry home safety organization offer guidance for adapting suburban communities to the growing threat of wildfire. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)...
Investors Back Startups for Commercial Auto, Climate Risk, High Risk Homes
Aug 14 2020 // An insurtech managing general agency focused on commercial auto insurance has raised $16 million in new Series A financing, a climate-risk related platform has $4.2 million in new seed financing, and a home insurance...
New Jersey Provides Guidance for Homeowners After Tropical Storm Isaias
Aug 13 2020 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has provided guidance for homeowners suffering property damage caused by the recent tropical storm that rattled the state. DOBI has issued guidance for New Jersey...
Analysis: Louisiana Nursing Homes Have Coronavirus Vulnerability from Staff
Aug 12 2020 // As Louisiana tries to protect vulnerable nursing home residents from coronavirus outbreaks, the facilities still have a significant source of risk for new infections. Hundreds of employees coming and going each day have...
One Dead, Seven Rescued After Gas Explosion Levels Baltimore Homes
Aug 12 2020 // A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday morning, killing a woman and trapping other people in the debris. At least seven people were seriously injured, and firefighters were searching for...
Homes Evacuated by Growing Wildfire in Western Colorado
Aug 10 2020 // Several residents near a western Colorado wildfire were ordered to evacuate as the blaze continues to expand. The fire about 18 miles north of Grand Junction was started more than a week ago by lightning in remote and...
Allstate Reports Strong Q2 with Profit Up 49% Despite Pandemic
Aug 10 2020 // What pandemic? Allstate’s doing just fine. The giant personal lines insurer reported net income of $1.2 billion for the second quarter, an increase of 49% compared to the prior year quarter. Underwriting income...
Progressive Q2 Profit Up on Fewer Accidents; CEO Says ‘Black Lives Matter,’ Vows Action
Aug 10 2020 // “Black Lives Matter to me and they matter to us as an organization,” Progressive Corp. CEO Tricia Griffith wrote in a letter to shareholders. In the letter that was mostly commentary on second quarter results,...
Ohio Auto, Home Insurance Premiums Still Among Lowest in U.S.
Aug 3 2020 // On average, home and auto insurance premiums in Ohio remain among the lowest in the country, the insurance department says. The Ohio Department of Insurance reported that a recent analysis shows the average homeowners...
New Hampshire Investigating Ventilation in Nursing Homes After Virus Outbreaks
Jul 30 2020 // New Hampshire health and fire safety officials will spend the next two weeks investigating whether ventilation systems have contributed to coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes, Gov. Chris Sununu said Tuesday. More than...
Rising Virus Cases Spark Concern for Florida Nursing Homes
Jul 29 2020 // The coronavirus transformed Florida’s nursing homes into closely guarded fortresses beginning in March, with the state banning family visits, isolating infected residents in separate wings and now requiring staff be...
More than 14K Homes Vulnerable to Hanna’s Storm Surge, CoreLogic Says
Jul 27 2020 // CoreLogic has estimated that more than 14,000 homes were at risk of storm surge damage from Hurricane Hanna, which made landfall in South Texas on July 25. CoreLogic’s Coastal Storm Risk Score shows the number of...
Northeast Insurer Plymouth Rock Assurance Launches Umbrella Coverage
Jul 23 2020 // Plymouth Rock Assurance, an auto and home insurance provider in the Northeast, has launched a new umbrella insurance product for customers across the six states in which it does business. Plymouth Rock’s new umbrella...
Home Insurance Insurtech Hippo Raises $150M as It Readies for IPO in 2021
Jul 21 2020 // Hippo Enterprises Inc., hot on the heels of rival home insurance technology business Lemonade Inc. going public, has closed a $150 million financing round. The Palo Alto, California-based startup is valued in the...
Personal Lines Insurance Poised to Turn Profit in 2020 As Auto Claims Fall: Fitch
Jul 20 2020 // After a profitable 2019, the U.S. personal lines insurance sector is positioned to see underwriting profits in 2020 even with considerable economic uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from...
Nursing Homes Face Uphill Battle
Jul 20 2020 // At least 40% of all coronavirus deaths in the U.S. are from nursing home residents and caregivers. States like Massachusetts and Pennsylvania report an astounding 62% to 65% of their COVID-19 deaths from nursing homes and...
Report Says COVID-19 Brought to N.Y. Nursing Homes By Infected Staff, Visitors
Jul 16 2020 // A New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) report says the coronavirus outbreak that has afflicted nursing homes throughout the state may have resulted from staff and visitors unknowingly infecting residents early in...
Molokai Homeowners Sue Maui Over Vacation Rental Permits
Jul 15 2020 // A vacation rental association and four homeowners have filed a federal lawsuit against the county of Maui claiming their rights have been violated by restrictions placed on short-term vacation rentals on the Hawaiian...
Florida’s Citizens Accuses Embattled Law Firm, Others of Sham Lawsuits, Racketeering
Jul 6 2020 // Florida’s state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has joined a chorus of insurance companies accusing the Strems Law Firm of lawsuit abuse. Citizens says it has lost millions of dollars due to an alleged scheme...
Wildfire Burns 20 Homes in Southern California Desert Town
Jul 1 2020 // A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert town near the Salton Sea, authorities said. The fire erupted Sunday evening in Niland, a small and poor...
