Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Del. Regulators Advise Homeowners to Create Detailed Home Inventory
Mar 20 2012 // Delaware insurance regulators say failing to create a detailed home inventory can put homeowners at risk for inadequate home insurance coverage, should severe weather strike. The regulators pointed to a recent survey from...
2012 Hot Markets: New Hope in Housing Market
Mar 19 2012 // This article is part of our Hot Insurance Markets for 2012 special feature. 2012 is delivering a sense of growing optimism for the housing industry – a welcomed relief to a market that has been troubled in recent...
Ohio Court: Builders Must Construct Homes in ‘Workmanlike Manner’
Mar 16 2012 // Ohio’s high court has held that home builders have a duty imposed by law to construct a home “in a workmanlike manner using ordinary care,” despite the wording of any warranty document. The Supreme Court...
Oklahoma AG Files $18.6M Settlement with Mortgage Banks
Mar 15 2012 // The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office has set a Sept. 13 deadline for residents to apply for compensation under the state’s $18.6 million settlement with five mortgage lenders, the Associated Press...
Illinois Officials Dispute FEMA Denial of Tornado Aid
Mar 14 2012 // Looking at the destruction in his southern Illinois town, Harrisburg Mayor Eric Gregg couldn’t understand why federal officials turned down a plea to financially help local homeowners. Nearly a hundred homes are now...
Rhode Island Urges Homeowners to Purchase Flood Insurance
Mar 14 2012 // Rhode Island emergency officials are urging property owners to purchase flood insurance to protect against the kind of flooding that did massive damage in the state two years ago. Floodplain coordinator Michelle Burnett of...
ABI Warns UK Homeowners of Subsidence Risks from Drought
Mar 14 2012 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging homeowners not to worry unnecessarily, but to be aware of the ongoing drought conditions currently afflicting the UK. The extremely dry weather, with little or no...
Home Value Protection Product Heads to Georgia
Mar 13 2012 // An insurance policy for homeowners looking to protect themselves from declining home prices is rolling out in Georgia this week. Georgia becomes the third state where this product, called Home Value Protection, is...
Union General Offers Homeowners Coverage
Mar 13 2012 // Union General Insurance Services is now offering coverage for homeowners associations to California agents. The product is designed to cover common area exposures for these risks and is backed by a carrier rated A+. Limits...
Florida’s Citizens CEO Wallace to Join Homeowners Choice
Mar 12 2012 // The man who is leaving his post as chief executive officer of Florida’s state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is joining one of the state’s private homeowners insurers. Homeowners Choice Inc. announced...
Penn. Encourages Consumers to Buy Flood Insurance as Spring Approaches
Mar 12 2012 // Pennsylvania insurance regulators are encouraging homeowners to consider buying flood insurance before the start of spring, citing the higher risk of severe flooding during warmer months. Pennsylvania is one of the most...
Fannie Mae Changing ‘Forced-Place’ Home Insurance Rules
Mar 7 2012 // The practice of banks forcing expensive homeowners insurance on borrowers could come to an end after Fannie Mae told lenders it would seek to oversee such policies itself. For many homeowners who are required to buy...
Whistleblower Says BofA Defrauded Home Loan Remodification Program
Mar 7 2012 // Bank of America NA prevented homeowners from receiving mortgage-loan modifications under a federal program in order to avoid millions of dollars in losses while benefiting from financial incentives for participating in the...
N.Y. Financial Services Staff Visit Neighborhoods Hit by Foreclosures
Mar 7 2012 // Mortgage foreclosure prevention specialists from New York State Department of Financial Services will visit a New York City neighborhood that has been hard-hit by a spate of home foreclosures. The prevention specialists...
Centauri Insurance Offers Homeowners Coverage in Louisiana
Mar 5 2012 // Centauri Insurance, a homeowners insurance carrier based in Sarasota, Fla., is now providing homeowners insurance coverage in Louisiana. Centauri Insurance also expects to add more products, including renters and dwelling...
Missouri Senator Pushes for Changes to Homeowners Insurance
Mar 5 2012 // After the powerful tornado tore through his southwest Missouri hometown in May 2011, Joplin resident Chuck Surface said he and his wife had to not only rebuild, but spent several weeks trying to figure out how much all the...
Storm Damages Homes in Indiana Town
Mar 1 2012 // A possible tornado swept across the Ohio River town of Newburgh on Wednesday, damaging several homes in the community’s historic riverside district as a powerful line of thunderstorms cut across the Midwest,...
North Carolina Farm Bureau to Raise Homeowners’ Rates, Drop Policies
Feb 27 2012 // North Carolina’s third largest homeowners insurer is looking to reduce its exposure in the state by increasing rates and rolling back its policyholder numbers, citing steep increases in reinsurance costs. The North...
Struggling Floridians Line Up for Mortgage-Mending
Feb 23 2012 // Nearly 1,200 people lined up at a downtown Miami conference center on Wednesday, holding onto mortgage documents and income statements in the hope of saving the homes they are struggling to pay for. Seated at rows of long...
The Hartford’s AARP Program Looking for Agents
Feb 22 2012 // The Hartford says it will be increasing the availability of its auto insurance program for members of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) by expanding its base of producers. Originally, members of the AARP...
