Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La. Attorney General Seeking Nursing Home Owners
Sep 12 2005 // Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced his office has launched an investigation into the deaths of 32 nursing home residents of St. Rita’s Nursing Home in St. Bernard parish in the aftermath of Hurricane...
New Report Warns of Rising Threat to Industry from Climate Change
Sep 8 2005 // Hurricane Katrina is a reminder to the U.S. insurance industry, companies, governments and the general public that all are at risk from escalating losses from hurricanes and other weather-related events due to climate...
OneBeacon Offers ID Theft Coverage to Homeowners and Renters
Sep 7 2005 // To help its customers who become victims of theft of their personal information and face the hassle of restoring their identity, OneBeacon Insurance Group now offers identity theft resolution assistance and expense...
Pa. Rep. Seeks Emergency Aid Law with Flood Subsidies
Sep 7 2005 // Pennsylvania State Rep. Peter J. Daley, D-Washington/ Fayette, is planning on introducing a bill to provide flood insurance premium subsidies and other small disaster relief to homeowners, small businesses and...
Disasters: Have They Become a Year-Round Phenomenon in California?
Sep 5 2005 // Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are communication technological advances today making us more aware of impending and hard hitting disasters? To really comprehend, we must examine how our state has...
State Farm of Florida’s Rate Request Questioned
Sep 5 2005 // Citing concern that insurance companies are using the 2004 hurricanes to unfairly raise rates, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has called for an independent review of a rate increase on homeowners...
Disasters: Have They Become a Year-Round Phenomenon in California?
Sep 5 2005 // Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are communication technological advances today making us more aware of impending and hard hitting disasters? To really comprehend, we must examine how our state has...
UPDATE: Official Katrina Death Toll in Louisiana Nears 60; Many Homes Still to be Searched
Sep 3 2005 // In what has and will in the weeks to come be only described as a grisly job, search and rescue teams announced Sunday that 59 deaths in Louisiana have been confirmed as a result of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Bayou...
Homeowners Insurance ‘Additional Living Expenses’ Coverage Can Help People Displaced By Hurricane Katrina
Sep 1 2005 // Many residents forced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina have insurance coverage under their homeowners insurance policies to pay for food and housing and other essentials of daily life, termed additional living expense...
PCI Stresses Patience as Help Flows to Katrina Victims
Sep 1 2005 // Now in the third day after the country’s most catastrophic natural disaster property owners and residents are still trying to come to terms with the extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. The Property...
Lysak Joins Cambridge General Agency
Aug 23 2005 // Oksana Lysak has been hired by Cambridge General Agency as an underwriter/broker. Lysak will be responsible for building the Personal Lines Business Division in the Rancho Cordova, California office. With nearly 10 years...
Claims History Model Act Now in Hands of State Legislators
Aug 22 2005 // NCOIL Model Addresses Use of Claims, Inquiries in Underwriting Homeowners Consumers who initiate a homeowners insurance claim but never receive payment could find that single incident may be used by their insurer to cancel...
News Briefs
Aug 22 2005 // MASSACHUSETTS Health Insurance Rates Rising: The state’s largest health insurers say most Massachusetts companies and their workers will see increases of 10 percent or more in their health insurance premiums...
UF Study Shows Homes Built After 2002 Stood Up Better to Hurricanes
Aug 22 2005 // Homes built under the Florida Building Code that became effective in 2002 sustained less damage on average than those built between 1994 and 2001 under the Standard Building Code, according to a University of Florida study...
News Briefs
Aug 22 2005 // ALABAMA Hurricane Sales Tax Measure Dies An effort was mounted during Alabama Legislature meetings to grant a sales tax break on necessary supplies to prepare for a hurricane but the measure did not pass. Its sponsor Rep....
Claims History Model Act Now in Hands of State Legislators
Aug 22 2005 // Consumers who initiate a homeowners insurance claim but never receive payment could find that single incident may be used by their insurer to cancel their policy, or raise their premium, under a new claims history model...
Homeowners Insurance Agent Directory
Aug 22 2005 // InsureMyHouse.com, an informational Web site about homeowners insurance, recently started an online directory of homeowners insurance agents. The directory started in Pennsylvania and is now open to all 50 states....
Gallagher Wants Independent Review of State Farm’s Rate Request
Aug 19 2005 // Citing concern that insurance companies are using the 2004 hurricanes to unfairly raise rates, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has called for an independent review of a rate increase on homeowners...
Nationwide of Florida to Drop 25,000 to 30,000 Homeowners Policies
Aug 16 2005 // Florida’s fourth-largest homeowners insurer, Nationwide Insurance of Florida, has announced that it will drop from 25,000 to 30,000 homeowners policies as part of a strategy to “reduce its overall...
Escambia County Homeowners Await County Commission Amendment to Replace Their Trailers
Aug 16 2005 // An ordinance passed last year after Hurricane Ivan struck Escambia County, Florida will have to be amended by the county commission here to allow families to replace trailers destroyed by Hurricane Dennis in areas where...
