Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Whose Responsibility Is It’ Educating Agents and Insureds about Flood Insurance
Jun 12 2000 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates that almost 11,000 households in the U.S. are at risk for flooding, which accounts for 90 percent of all disasters nationwide. Yet, the vast majority of American...
Quake Authority Looks to Develop a Five-Year Strategic Plan
Jun 12 2000 // After the Northridge earthquake rumbled through California on Jan. 17, 1994, destroying or damaging more than 200,000 homes, injuring 12,000 people and killing 60, and damaging or leaving uninhabitable 114,000 buildings,...
Homeowner Policy Sales Make a Successful Online Debut
Jun 12 2000 // One of the most recent “firsts” in online insurance transactions is the opportunity for consumers to actually bind homeowners policies online. Homesite Insurance holds the distinction of being the first company...
Natural Disaster Reform Legislation Reaches a Turning Point
Jun 12 2000 // Nobody likes to lose their shirt, least of all insurers. So it’s no surprise that, following the huge losses caused by natural disasters in the past few years, insurers have bolted from the homeowners market, leaving...
Bankers Enters California Homeowners Market
Jun 8 2000 // Florida-based Bankers Insurance Company was recently approved to write homeowners policies in California. Doing business in the Golden State is nothing new for Bankers. As the country’s second largest flood carrier...
Questions & Answers
Jun 5 2000 // Q. Our insured is renting a facility for a wedding reception. Does homeowners liability provide coverage for our insured for the rental of this facility? A. The Homeowners exclusion 1.E.(2) excludes coverage to...
Homesite Offers Homeowners’ Insurance Online
Apr 25 2000 // Homesite Insurance has launched Apply-‘n’-Buy, a proprietary insurance technology offering customers the ability to purchase homeowners and renters insurance directly online during a single visit. The entire...
Oregon Ruling Expands Homeowners Coverage
Mar 7 2000 // A recent decision from the Oregon Supreme Court expands coverage for most Oregon homeowners policies to include pollution liability exposure. The original decision in November 1999, in the case of Fleming v. USAA, ruled...
Non-Profit Nursing Homes Receive TDI Assistance
Feb 2 2000 // Non-profit nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Texas will soon be admitted into the state’s Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association for the first time since 1982, with for-profit facilities...
