Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Chicago Executive Convicted in Home Insurance Scheme
Aug 15 2005 // Former commodities firm executive Marc E. Thompson set his home ablaze and burned his elderly mother alive to collect insurance money that he later hid during bankruptcy proceedings, a federal jury ruled late last...
Wash. State Battles Blaze as More than 100 Homes Destroyed; Other Western States Face Fires
Aug 13 2005 // While temperatures fell Friday and the humidity rose, that was about the only good news for folks and firefighters in southeastern Washington State, as a nearly 50,000-acre wildfire continued to blaze. More than 100 homes...
Safety Codes Now Require Fire Sprinklers in Nursing Homes, Nightclubs, 1-2 Family Dwellings
Aug 11 2005 // Fire sprinklers will soon be required in all nursing homes, in new construction of one- and two-family dwellings, and in all new construction of nightclubs and like facilities, as well as for existing nightclubs and like...
ACIC’s Releases Special Insurance-Related Legislative Roundup
Aug 8 2005 // This is the Association of California Insurance Companies special report on the status of significant insurance-related bills that are awaiting action by the Legislature. Lawmakers return from their month-long summer...
I.I.I. Warns Pools Lead Homeowners to Serious Liability Risks
Aug 8 2005 // With temperatures soaring in many parts of the country, above-ground pools are an appealing option to beat the summer heat. Inflating a pool for use in the backyard may seem simple enough, but there are insurance and...
Fla. Homeowners Rates to Rise by 6.8 Percent Again This Summer
Aug 8 2005 // Florida homeowners can expect to receive a 6.8 percent increase in their insurance rates to pay for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s deficit, according to Bob Hartwig, chief economist at the Insurance...
I.I.I. Warns Pools Lead Homeowners to Serious Liability Risks
Aug 8 2005 // With temperatures soaring in many parts of the country, above-ground pools are an appealing option to beat the summer heat. Inflating a pool for use in the back yard may seem simple enough, but there are insurance and...
