Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Conn. Warns Insurers Not to Terminate Home Policies Over Foundation Problems
Oct 13 2015 // The Connecticut Insurance Department sent a notice to insurers writing homeowners insurance in the state, notifying them they are not allowed to cancel or non-renew homeowners policies based on foundation...
Colorado Judge Approves $7M Award for Homes on Sinking Soil
Oct 13 2015 // A Colorado judge has upheld an arbitrator’s award of more than $7 million to 20 homeowners at a golf course subdivision near Glenwood Springs whose properties were constructed on a soil linked to sinkholes and...
Global Property Insurance Premiums Top $360 Billion: Finaccord Survey
Oct 12 2015 // As of the end of 2014 the worldwide property insurance market was worth $360.5 billion in gross written premiums with household (homeowners’) policies making up 54 percent of this total, according to a survey...
New England Flood Insurance Launches Flood Coverage for Homeowners
Oct 9 2015 // New England Flood Insurance (NEFI) is now offering flood insurance to homeowners in New England. Coverage is underwritten by NEFI and backed by an A rated carrier and is not affiliated with the National Flood Insurance...
Gen Y Insurance Customers Are Not Happy Bundlers
Oct 5 2015 // The insurance industry has some work to do to win over Gen Y customers, those ages 21 through 38. Members of the Gen Y generation, who were born between 1977 and 1994, are less satisfied with their homeowners insurers than...
Oregon Homes Demolished Without Proper Asbestos Removal
Oct 5 2015 // Contractors have been tearing down hundreds of Portland homes without properly removing the asbestos inside, a practice that ignores state regulations and could put workers at risk. An investigation by The Oregonian found...
Oregon Homes Demolished Without Proper Asbestos Removal
Sep 28 2015 // Contractors have been tearing down hundreds of Portland homes without properly removing the asbestos inside, a practice that ignores state regulations and could put workers at risk. An investigation by The Oregonian found...
Tornado Damages 10 Homes in South Carolina Neighborhood
Sep 28 2015 // A tornado quickly blew through a neighborhood on the South Carolina coast early Friday and blew out windows, knocked down trees and heavily damaged ten homes. The tornado touched down around 1 a.m. with maximum winds of...
Hyundai Fire & Marine Enters California Homeowners Market
Sep 24 2015 // King Insurance has created a strategic partnership with Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. to sell Hyundai’s recently filed, California Homeowner Insurance products. Policies will be sold through King’s...
California Blazes Destroy 2,000-plus Homes, Curb Insurer Appetites
Sep 23 2015 // A pair of massive California wildfires that have destroyed more than 2,000 structures are now considered among the most damaging fires in state history, and they could change the way insurers view risk or conduct...
Galveston Razing Hurricane Ike-Damaged Homes
Sep 22 2015 // Galveston is moving on from repairing and rebuilding homes damaged from Hurricane Ike to demolishing homes left dilapidated by the storm that devastated the Texas coastal island seven years ago this month. John Simsen, the...
Californians Pushed by Wildfires into High-risk Insurance Market
Sep 21 2015 // There are lots of reasons people live in California’s Modjeska Canyon. Nestled against the mountains and abutting the Cleveland National Forest, the area has abundant wildlife and access to nature, yet is just a 20...
Mass. Senate Panel to Examine Recent Hikes in Home Insurance Rates
Sep 21 2015 // A Massachusetts Senate panel is examining recent hikes in homeowner insurance rates in Massachusetts. The Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee has called insurance company officials and state regulators to testify at...
Tornadoes Damage Homes Along Kansas/Missouri Border
Sep 21 2015 // A pair of tornadoes along the Kansas-Missouri border with speeds of up to about 110 mph damaged homes and caused minor injuries, officials said. The first twister touched down around 6:30 p.m. Friday about 40 miles south...
California Wildfires Destruction Total Now Tops 1,000 Homes
Sep 21 2015 // It has been several days since two huge wildfires in Northern California peaked in their ferocity, yet the damage they did is still being revealed daily. The tally of homes destroyed topped 1,000 on Saturday after...
Citizens’ 2016 Rates Approved With Minor Adjustments
Sep 21 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved a slate of 2016 property insurance rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. In an order signed September 8 by Florida Commissioner Kevin McCarty, FLOIR set the rates...
U.S. Chinese Drywall Victims Face China’s Legal Wall of Immunity
Sep 21 2015 // More than a year after suing the Cabinet agency that oversees China’s biggest state-owned companies, lawyers for people who say their homes were ruined by drywall made in China are still trying to get the lawsuit...
Gen Y Insurance Customers Are Not Happy Bundlers
Sep 17 2015 // The insurance industry has some work to do to win over Gen Y customers, those ages 21 through 38. Members of the Gen Y generation, who were born between 1977 and 1994, are less satisfied with their homeowners insurers than...
Massive Northern California Wildfire Destroys 400 Homes and Businesses
Sep 14 2015 // Two fast-burning wildfires overtook several Northern California towns, killing at least one person and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses and sending thousands of residents fleeing highways lined with buildings,...
Hawaii Homeowners Get $27M in Development Dispute
Sep 10 2015 // A Hawaii jury has awarded Ewa Beach homeowners about $27 million in a lawsuit against a developer trying to build a recreational lagoon instead of the marina it originally planned. The jury ruled Tuesday that Haseko must...
