Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Allstate Floridian to ‘Immediately’ Raise Homeowners Rates 28 Percent
Jun 22 2005 // Effective immediately, Allstate Floridian Insurance Co. has announced it will raise Florida homeowners rates 28 percent and the company plans to file a request to have the increase approved in July. State law allows...
Wildfires Threaten Several Western States; Number of Homes Damaged
Jun 22 2005 // Hot temperatures and gusty winds aided several wildfires burning in a Southern California desert community and a national forest in neighboring Arizona on Wednesday, damaging a number of homes and threatening many more as...
HOMEOWNERS URGED, UPGRADE COVERAGE
Jun 20 2005 // Florida homeowners have been urged to consult their insurance agents to ensure they have coverage to rebuild if their home is destroyed. Changes were urged due to additions made to homes, higher prices for building...
AUTO, HOMEOWNER RATE DECREASES OK’D
Jun 20 2005 // Three insurance companies have been granted rate decreases by the West Virginia Insurance Comm-ission, including: Erie Insurance Co., 3.1 percent decrease in private passenger auto insurance, goes into effect Aug. 1; State...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // ALABAMA DOI Lists Insurance Providers A list of insurance companies, agencies and agents writing property insurance in coastal areas of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties became available June 13, thanks to the...
Texas Homeowners May See Slightly Lower Rates
Jun 20 2005 // Some Texas homeowners could see lower insurance rates this year, the Associated Press and Houston Chronicle reported. Record low loss ratios reported by Texas homeowners insurers in 2004 prompted the Texas Department of...
Texas Homeowners 2005 Rate Filings
Jun 20 2005 // 2004 Cumulative May 2005 2004 Direct Market Changes filed Filed Rate Company Name Written Premium Share after SB 14 Change State Farm Lloyds 1,328,670,202 30.1% 0.0% Note (1) Allstate Texas...
Think Moderation on Loss History Reports Regulation
Jun 20 2005 // Homeownership is considered the centerpiece of the American dream. Homeowners insurance enables individuals and families to protect what is likely to be their single largest asset. Before finalizing their purchase, most...
Two Homeowners Bills Move to California Assembly
Jun 20 2005 // The California State Senate recently passed SB 2 and SB 518, two homeowners bills that are now in the Assembly Insurance Committee. Both bills passed 23-15 in the Senate. SB 2, authored by Senator Jackie Speier...
Landslide Destroys Luxury Homes in Laguna Beach, California
Jun 20 2005 // A reported 15 homes are said to be destroyed on June 1 in Laguna Beach, California, due to a landslide in the Bluebird Canyon area, according to the Los Angeles Times. Only minor injuries have been reported. Approximately...
Two Homeowners Bills Move to California Assembly
Jun 20 2005 // The California State Senate recently passed SB 2 and SB 518, two homeowners bills that are now in the Assembly Insurance Committee. Both bills passed 23-15 in the Senate. SB 2, authored by Senator Jackie Speier...
Landslide Destroys Luxury Homes in Laguna Beach, California
Jun 20 2005 // A reported 15 homes are said to be destroyed on June 1 in Laguna Beach, California, due to a landslide in the Bluebird Canyon area, according to the Los Angeles Times. Only minor injuries have been reported. Approximately...
Ill. AG Tracks Down ‘Storm Chaser’ Roofing Company
Jun 17 2005 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit against a Cook County roofing company that last year allegedly swept into neighborhoods damaged by recent storms and accepted nearly $49,000 in deposits and total...
Recent Calif. Quakes a Reminder of Possible Financial Aftershocks
Jun 15 2005 // After two sizeable earthquakes in less than a week, Californians have had a jarring reminder of their unsettled landscape. But with less than 15 percent of California homeowners purchasing earthquake policies, are their...
PCI Reports Mixed Emotions on Key Mass. Bills
Jun 14 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) expressed mixed emotions Tuesday concerning numerous insurance-related bills that were introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature’s Financial Services...
Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery
Jun 6 2005 // Insurance Coverage, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures Can Help One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to...
Think Moderation on Loss History Reports Regulation
Jun 6 2005 // Homeownership is considered the centerpiece of the American dream. Homeowners insurance enables individuals and families to protect what is likely to be their single largest asset. Before finalizing their purchase, most...
Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery
Jun 6 2005 // Insurance, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity...
Arizona Homeowners Sue Insurers Over Wildfire
Jun 6 2005 // Homeowners from a vacation mountaintop community northeast of Tucson began filing lawsuits accusing their insurance companies of failing to provide enough coverage on homes destroyed in a June 2003 wildfire. Seventy...
Think Moderation on Loss History Reports Regulation
Jun 6 2005 // Homeownership is considered the centerpiece of the American dream. Homeowners insurance enables individuals and families to protect what is likely to be their single largest asset. Before finalizing their purchase, most...
