Latest Homeowners Headlines
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News Briefs
Dec 18 2005 // FLORIDA State Farm of Florida 8.6 Percent Rate Request Approved The Florida Department of Insurance approved an average statewide premium rate hike of 8.6 percent for State Farm of Florida, the largest insurer of homes in...
Csiszar Urges Support for Gov. Barbour’s Flood Grant Proposal
Dec 15 2005 // In a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) President and CEO Ernie Csiszar urged congressional support for a proposal by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to...
Citizens Approves 45 Percent Coastal Rate Increase, 21 Percent Inland
Dec 15 2005 // The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board of governors has decided to approve higher premium increases that average 45 percent on Florida’s coast and 21 percent inland. The state’s insurer of last resort had...
Insurers Say No to State Catastrophe Fund in New York
Dec 13 2005 // A state-mandated catastrophe fund is not needed in New York, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “The creation of a catastrophe fund in New York State is not warranted. The creation of such a fund...
Insurance Dept. Approved Miss. Homeowners Rate Increases Before Hurricane Katrina
Dec 12 2005 // Recent increased in homeowners insurance rates in south Mississippi can not be attributed to Hurricane Katrina, according to Insurance Department officials, who indicate that Allstate, USAA and the Southern Farm Bureau all...
PEMCO Northwest Insurance Poll Reveals Washingtonians Could Use a Few Holiday Safety Tips
Dec 7 2005 // A survey by Washington insurer PEMCO reveals that while holiday decorations and lights might raise holiday spirits, some Washington homeowners use them unsafely, putting themselves and their families at risk. According to...
FEMA Urges Floridians to Buy Flood Insurance; Floods #1 on List of U.S. Natural Disasters
Dec 6 2005 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a plea urging all Florida residents that own property designated by the National Flood Insurance Program as being in a high-risk flood area they need to obtain flood...
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale Serving Eighth Term
Dec 5 2005 // In public and in an interview with Insurance Journal, Misissippi Insurance Commis-sioner George Dale comes across as a laid-back Mississippi farm-boy, but the commissioner, who has been reelected for eight terms, has...
A New Home for Lower Value Dwellings
Dec 5 2005 // Heartland Marketing Group Inc. recently introduced a new market for lower valued homes, including mobile/manufactured home, travel trailer and stand-alone dwelling fire risks. Offered through Aegis Security Insurance...
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale Serving Eighth Term; Hurricane Katrina Wasn’t Much, Compared to the After
Dec 4 2005 // In public and in an interview with Insurance Journal, Misissippi Insurance Commis-sioner George Dale comes across as a laid-back Mississippi farm-boy, but the commissioner, who has been reelected for eight terms, has...
Citizens Board Agrees to Increase Florida Rates; OIR Approval Necessary
Dec 4 2005 // Home insurance rate increases as high as 31 percent for some properties, were approved Nov. 17 by the board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance Co., Florida’s insurer of last resort, and now have to go to the...
A New Home for Lower Value Dwellings
Dec 4 2005 // Heartland Marketing Group Inc. recently introduced a new market for lower valued homes, including mobile/manufactured home, travel trailer and stand-alone dwelling fire risks. Offered through Aegis Security Insurance...
Consumer Advocates and Insurance Groups Urge Texans to Cash in on Competition
Dec 1 2005 // Consumer advocates and insurance groups announced the launch of a public education campaign to encourage Texans to shop around for insurance. The campaign marks the one-year anniversary on Dec. 1 of the implementation of...
IIAT Survey Shows Improved Conditions in Texas Homeowners, Auto Markets
Dec 1 2005 // Independent insurance agents in Texas report improved homeowners insurance coverage and lower premium prices for both homeowners and auto insurance as the year comes to an end. A survey of more than 1,800 member agencies...
Florida’s CFO Gallagher Backs National Catastrophe Fund
Nov 25 2005 // A National Catastrophe Fund that would provide assistance for insurance claims in Florida has been endorsed by Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO. The CFO’s recommendations came after officials, including Florida...
Iowa Tornadoes Leave 1 Dead, 70 Homes Damaged
Nov 21 2005 // Nearly one week after tornadoes left more than 20 dead in Indiana, tornadoes on Nov. 12 killed at least one woman and destroyed 70 homes in Iowa. At least three twisters hit two counties in the towns of Stratford and...
Burns & Wilcox to Re-Brand Service General Personal Lines Subsidiary
Nov 21 2005 // Burns & Wilcox, one of the nation’s largest wholesale brokerage firms, announced it will no longer market the company’s personal lines business as Service General, but instead will conduct all personal...
Fla. CFO Gallagher Voices Support for Tax-Deferred CAT Fund Reserves
Nov 21 2005 // The serious challenge to Florida’s economy, the rising cost of property insurance and five solutions to hurricane issues were discussed on Nov. 7 in Tallahassee by Florida’s CFO Tom Gallagher at a briefing...
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Exposing Settled (?) Insurance Coverage Issues
Nov 21 2005 // After any natural disaster, people who suffered property damage eventually look for sources of money to repair their damage and/or replace their loss with insurance being the first source for those with policies. In this...
Dwelling Fire–California
Nov 21 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: The Foremost Insurance Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., has introduced a dwelling fire program in California. The program is designed for individuals with lower-valued homes, “fixer-uppers,”...
