Latest Homeowners Headlines
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Fire Destroys 3 Mobile Homes in Oregon, 2 Were Uninsured
Jul 20 2017 // A fire southeast of Eugene, Ore., destroyed three mobile homes and sent a man to a Portland hospital. Residents of the mobile home park tell The Register-Guard that two dogs and four cats died. The fire happened Monday at...
Ohio Residents Forced to Evacuate from Sinking Homes
Jul 19 2017 // Some residents in a northern Ohio city are being forced to leave their homes after the structures began sinking into the ground. Wadsworth officials say four condominiums and a nearby house are unsafe and notices have been...
California Wildfire Threatens 1,500 Homes
Jul 19 2017 // A California blaze in the rugged mountains outside of Yosemite National Park has destroyed eight structures and forced thousands of nearby residents to flee their homes. As of Tuesday evening, the fire had scorched 39...
New York Capital City Fire Damages Homes, Residents Flee
Jul 19 2017 // A fire in New York’s capital city heavily damaged five 19th century buildings and forced more than a dozen people from their homes, officials said Tuesday. Albany fire officials said the blaze started around 9 p.m....
Cleanup Begins for Florida Neighborhood Hit by Sinkhole
Jul 19 2017 // In this aerial photo, debris is strewn about after a sinkhole damaged two homes in Land O’ Lakes, Fla. on Friday, July 14, 2017. A sinkhole that started out the size of a small swimming pool and continued to grow has...
Florida Insurers Place All Options on Table to Address AOB Abuse
Jul 19 2017 // Florida’s home insurers hope the public doesn’t blame them as they implement rate increases, initiate coverage changes and nonrenew policies. They say they have no choice after the Florida Legislature for the...
Study Shows Many Homeowners Would Do Better with Private Flood Insurance
Jul 13 2017 // It’s no great revelation that when prices are centrally controlled, they tend not to reflect reality. In some cases, this means that consumers pay less than the true value of a good or product. In other cases, they...
Texas’ RHP General Agency Acquiring Homeowner Business from Sycamore Insurance
Jul 12 2017 // Conifer Holdings, headquartered in Michigan, has agreed to sell the book of HomeValue business produced through Sycamore Insurance Agency to Texas-based RHP General Agency Inc. As part of this renewal rights transaction,...
Many Homeowners Don’t Understand Deductibles
Jul 10 2017 // Almost five years after Superstorm Sandy, one third of homeowners in several coastal states are still unaware of hurricane deductibles and how they work, new insurance research has found. Not only did 33 percent of...
Florida’s Citizens Requests Rate Increases, Policy Changes for 2018
Jul 10 2017 // Homeowners in South Florida, as well as in many other parts of the state, can expect another rate increase next year from the state-run insurer of last resort. Citizens Board of Governors approved recommended rates and...
5.4M U.S. Homes at Risk from Sea Level Rise, Report Using Census Data Shows
Jul 6 2017 // Nearly 10 million people living in 5.4 million homes have a high risk from rising sea levels and will be adversely impacted by climate change, according to a new report that takes data from U.S. Census tracts near the...
Homes Near Northern Arizona Wildfire Have Evacuations Lifted
Jul 5 2017 // Homeowners in northern Arizona were given the green light to return days after being displaced by a fast-moving wildfire, while residents more than 200 miles away fled their homes after a blaze forced an evacuation of a...
Connecticut Insurers: Homes Must Fall Down to be Eligible for Coverage
Jul 5 2017 // Connecticut residents whose home foundations are crumbling are facing a perplexing problem with their insurance policies: The damage won’t be covered unless their homes collapse. More than two dozen insurance...
New Flood Insurance Product For Florida Homeowners Available from American Integrity
Jun 29 2017 // American Integrity Insurance Group (AI), a Florida-based insurance provider, has unveiled a private flood insurance option for homeowners. AI is one of nine Florida-based insurers to offer its own flood program that...
Snowmelt-driven River Swelling Forces Evacuation of 90 California Homes
Jun 27 2017 // Authorities say 90 homes remain under mandatory evacuation orders following levee breaches along a river in California, the result of the state’s huge springtime snowpack melting in the summer heat. The Tulare County...
Powered by Homegrown Insurtech, HCI to Expand Flood Insurance Sales to 9 States
Jun 26 2017 // As Congress tries to figure out how to change the federal flood insurance program to encourage more private insurer involvement, one insurer isn’t waiting to wade deeper into the private flood insurance business....
London Underwriters, Trigon to Offer Alabama Homeowners Program
Jun 26 2017 // London Underwriters LLC, a national MGA and surplus lines broker, has partnered with Birmingham based wholesaler Trigon Inc., to provide a new and exclusive low-value homeowners program for the state of Alabama. The...
House Committee Adds 5 More Bills to Its Flood Insurance Reform Package
Jun 22 2017 // The House Financial Services Committee advanced five flood insurance proposals on Wednesday, adding to the two bills it passed last week. The House measures seek to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance...
Florida’s Citizens Approves Policy Changes, 5.3% Statewide Rate Increase for 2018
Jun 21 2017 // Homeowners in South Florida, as well as in many other parts of the state, should expect additional rate increases next year from the state-run insurer of last resort. Citizens Board of Governors approved recommended rates...
PURE Expands E&S Homeowners Coverage to South Carolina
Jun 20 2017 // The PURE Group of Insurance Companies has expanded its PURE Programs excess & surplus (E&S) line offering designed to protect higher risk homes insured for $1 million or more, into South Carolina. With this...
