Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Colo. Wildfires Won’t Increase Homeowners Rates
Jun 18 2002 // Despite the severity of the Colorado wildfires that have blazed through the state in recent weeks, the good news is that insurance companies insist homeowners rates won’t rise due to the immense amount of claims...
Texas GOP Lawmakers Give Word on Rate Regulation Bill
Jun 17 2002 // A key Senate lawmaker says Texas homeowner insurance rates should be regulated by the state, promising to put forth a bill in the next session to get a handle on rising premiums. Sen. Troy Fraser, a Republican, said that...
Superior Access Unveils Wholesaler Comparative Auto and Home Insurance Quoting
Jun 10 2002 // California-based Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. has unveiled a new online comparative quoting and application feature for 5,300 of its 8,000 appointed agents writing home and auto insurance in...
Fake Stucco Trouble: EIFS Related Claims Constrict CGL Markets
Jun 10 2002 // Mold may be getting all the attention at the moment as a major threat to insurers, at least in Texas and California, but another problem has wreaked havoc for homeowners, carriers, and contractors nationwide for several...
Coverage Already in Place Can Help Protect Travel Plans
Jun 10 2002 // Ahh, summer—vacations to the coast or the mountains, cruises to Alaska, treks to far-off, exotic lands. Even if you’re not treating yourself or your family to a once-in-a-lifetime vacation this year, some of your...
IIAT’s Stromberger Plans to Gather no Moss
Jun 10 2002 // Upon his retirement as the executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas later this summer, Ernie Stromberger has no intention of resting long enough to gather any moss. Instead, travel, time with family...
Fake Stucco, Real Trouble: EIFS Related Claims Constrict CGL Markets
Jun 10 2002 // Mold may be getting all the attention at the moment as a major threat to insurers, at least in Texas and California, but another problem has wreaked havoc for homeowners, carriers, and contractors nationwide for several...
AIA and NAII Oppose California’s SB 1763
Jun 10 2002 // California senators recently approved Senate Bill 1763, designed to restrict insurance companies from writing mold and liability restrictions into their policies. The bill, which was introduced by Senator Deborah Ortiz...
Standard and Poor’s says Auto, Homeowners Outlook Stable
Jun 7 2002 // Higher pricing underlies the prospect of improved earnings among U.S. auto and homeowners’ insurers, according to a midyear report released by Standard & Poor’s. The outlook has been revised to stable...
Calif. Insurers’ Homeowner Profits Drowning in Water Damage Claims
Jun 6 2002 // Rising household water damage claims have cost California insurers billions of dollars and are constricting the homeowners insurance market, according to a study done by the Insurance Information Network of California. The...
Politics of a Long, Hot Summer
May 27 2002 // Like summer, the political season is bearing down upon us. And like summer, this political year is destined to only get hotter and hotter. In Texas, with the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general...
Watch the Skies, Weather Still Causing Trouble for Homeowners Markets
May 27 2002 // For the past year, while the Texas homeowners insurance market reeled from the effects of mold claims on premium (and still does), homeowners markets in other states have begun bracing themselves for similar nightmare...
Politics of a Long, Hot Summer
May 27 2002 // Like summer, the political season is bearing down upon us. And like summer, this political year is destined to only get hotter and hotter. In Texas, with the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general...
ARIZ. COMPANIES MAKE LIMITS
May 27 2002 // Following the lead of State Farm, Prudential Insurance will limit Arizona customers seeking new auto and homeowner’s coverage in order to maintain control of its policyholder base, according to The Tribune....
STATE FARM WITHDRAWS FROM LA.
May 13 2002 // State Farm has decided to take a hike from the Louisiana homeowners market and Acting Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley acknowledged the pullout comes as no surprise. In a statement, Wooley noted that the company cited...
Homeowners
May 13 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Multi-State Insurance Services has available a program for homeowners insurance. Mobile home and dwelling fire is also available. Dollars: Policy limits of $500,000; Deductibles of $250, $500, $1,000,...
STATE FARM PUTS MORATORIUM ON CALIF. HOMEOWNERS’ INSURANCE
May 13 2002 // Saying the company’s top priority is to its current customers, State Farm has put a moratorium on issuing homeowners’ policies in California until further notice. “We’ve been facing some real...
Companies Limiting Ariz. Home, Auto Policies
May 8 2002 // Following the lead of State Farm, Prudential Insurance will limit Arizona customers seeking new auto and homeowner’s coverage in order to maintain control of its policyholder base, according to The Tribune....
Is the Texas Personal Auto Market Another Homeowners in the Making’
Apr 29 2002 // The personal automobile insurance market in Texas may not be approaching the crisis level at which the homeowners market currently finds itself, but signs indicate that it may be in for a rough ride. According to the Texas...
Zurich Offers Home Environmental Protection Insurance for Homeowners with a Residential Fuel Oil Tan
Apr 25 2002 // Zurich North America’s Environmental Group has come up with an innovative program to provide today New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents with coverage for their residential fuel oil tanks. The Home...
