Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Austin Homeowner’s Interest in Flood Insurance Rises
Nov 8 2013 // Insurance agents in Austin, Texas report the interest in homeowners obtaining flood insurance coverage has risen dramatically after two recent rains that have flooded portions of Austin and neighboring communities. Roughly...
N.J. Seeks to Shift Funds to Aid Homeowners Waitlisted for Sandy Grants
Nov 7 2013 // New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration said it is seeking to allocate additional federal funds to two major Superstorm Sandy housing recovery programs and also to set aside funds for a program to...
Penn. Insurance Department Offers Simple Tips to Prevent Home Fires
Nov 6 2013 // Deaths from fires and burns are the third-leading cause of fatal home injuries, and Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine offered five simple ways to prevent home fires. “Often victims in house fires...
Conn. Gov.: Low-Interest Loans Available for Elevating Homes, Flood-Proofing Businesses
Nov 6 2013 // Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy recently announced the creation of the Connecticut Shoreline Resiliency Fund, a low-interest loan program for state residents who are subject to coastal flooding and would like to...
U.S. Regulator Unveils New Insurance Fee Guidelines
Nov 5 2013 // A U.S. housing regulator said on Tuesday that it would ban some fees and commissions that borrowers are compelled to pay when their own home insurance coverage lapses. The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it was aiming...
Aon Benfield: U.S. Homeowners Market Offers Opportunities
Nov 4 2013 // U.S. homeowners insurance is showing significant growth opportunities, says a new report from Aon Benfield, a reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc. The report, titled “Homeowners ROE Outlook: 2013...
Texas Senator: How Can We Lower Homeowner Insurance Costs?
Nov 4 2013 // A Texas lawmaker has asked the state insurance department to find ways to lower homeowners insurance rates. Texas has consistently been ranked, along with Florida and Louisiana, one of the three states with the highest...
Billions in Flood Insurance Liability at Stake from Central Texas Storms
Nov 1 2013 // Central Texas is mopping up after strong storms dumped more than a foot of rain in some areas and many homeowners likely will be hoping they have flood insurance in place to cover the damage. The National Weather Service...
Nevada HOA To Pay $65K After Banning Family’s Ambulance
Nov 1 2013 // A Las Vegas homeowners association agreed to pay $65,000 to a family after refusing to allow them to park an ambulance they used for their disabled son in the driveway, federal officials said Wednesday. The HOA admits no...
Florida to Report on Effect of Reinsurance Savings on Homeowners’ Rates
Oct 30 2013 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants to know why home insurers are not passing along to insureds apparent savings they are realizing on reinsurance. The state’s insurance regulator says he will let...
Florida Agent Charged with Forging Forms for Mitigation Credits
Oct 30 2013 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the arrest of Leon Mobley, 45, a licensed insurance agent in Wellington, for allegedly submitting false and forged wind mitigation verification inspection forms on...
1-Year Anniversary of Sandy Offers Lessons Learned for Coastal Residents
Oct 29 2013 // One year ago, Superstorm Sandy struck a dozen states in the Northeast and became the third costliest storm in U.S. history, after hurricanes Katrina and Andrew, according to the Insurance Information Institute...
New Jersey Gov. Christie: Congress Is to Blame for Sandy Aid Delays
Oct 28 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he understands victims’ frustrations a year after Superstorm Sandy but maintains that his administration isn’t to blame for delays in aid reaching victims. In an interview...
Schumer: Sandy Victims Need More Time to Challenge NFIP Payout Amounts in Court
Oct 25 2013 // Two U.S. senators representing New York State, Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, this week called on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend the statute of limitations for Sandy victims seeking...
After Sandy, Only a Lucky Few Getting Buyouts
Oct 25 2013 // The forces of nature had been threatening the Oakwood Beach neighborhood in Staten Island, New York City, for years, flooding the streets every time it rained, sending crabs skittering into bungalows and swamping basements...
Alabama Creates Research Center to Study Home Insurance
Oct 25 2013 // Gov. Robert Bentley is creating a research center at the University of Alabama to try to improve the availability and affordability of homeowners insurance following hurricanes and tornadoes that demolished homes from the...
Sandy Left-Behinds Brace for Second Year With Relief Elusive
Oct 25 2013 // For more than a half-century, Whitey’s Landing on New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay has served boaters pulling up for engine repairs or clams from the bait freezer. This season, only one-third of its 30 moorings were...
Top 30 Homeowners Insurers Q2 2013: SNL Financial
Oct 24 2013 // Top Homeowners Insurers Q2 2013: SNL Financial
New Jersey’s Second Homeowners Stuck in Limbo a Year After Sandy
Oct 24 2013 // The Jersey shore’s small vacation bungalows and cottages have for decades staked out little plots of paradise where families who scrimped and saved could while away summer evenings, parents having drinks on the deck...
A Year After Sandy, a Slow Recovery for Thousands
Oct 24 2013 // A year after Superstorm Sandy catastrophically flooded hundreds of miles of eastern U.S. coastline, thousands of people still trying to fix their soaked and surf-battered homes are being stymied by bureaucracy, insurance...
