Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Connecticut Health Officials Urge Homeowners to Test for Radon
Jan 3 2012 // The Connecticut public health department is urging residents to test their homes for radon gas, the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Health officials estimate that radon is responsible for more than 21,000 lung...
North Carolina Farm Bureau Weighs Cutback in Homeowners Policies
Dec 29 2011 // One of North Carolina’s largest homeowners’ insurers says it is considering canceling the coverage of up to 70,000 homeowners unless the state Legislature makes changes allowing it to charge higher rates. North...
Central Oklahoma Homes ‘Quaked’ a Bit on Christmas Day
Dec 27 2011 // Some Oklahoma residents may have felt their homes shake on Christmas Day, but it wasn’t because reindeer had landed on the roof. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 3.3-magnitude quake struck around 8:10 a.m. on...
D.C. Commissioner Recommends Reviewing Policies for Winter Activities
Dec 20 2011 // Washington, D.C.’s top insurance regulator is advising consumers to review their insurance policies and see whether they are covered for common winter activities. William White, commissioner for the District of...
Elderly Michigan Woman Protests High Home Insurance Bill
Dec 19 2011 // An 83-year-old woman in Michigan says she won’t suffer silently after an insurance company raised her bill from $585 to $4,092. Alice LaDuke lately has been standing outside the home office of Auto-Owners Insurance...
Allstate Rates for Texas Homeowners Could Go Up
Dec 19 2011 // Allstate Insurance has asked Texas regulators to allow the company to raise homeowner rates by nearly 10 percent for some customers. Allstate spokesman Joe McCormick told the Dallas Morning News that the industry is...
Pennsylvanians Face Sinkhole Threat, But Many Lack Insurance Coverage
Dec 19 2011 // A U.S. senator is enlisting the help of Pennsylvania insurance commissioner to help protect the Keystone State’s homeowners from sinkhole damages. In a letter to Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine,...
Chinese Drywall Settlement Could Reach $1B
Dec 16 2011 // Owners of thousands of U.S. homes tainted with foul-smelling Chinese drywall agreed to a legal settlement on Thursday with a German manufacturer. An attorney for the plaintiffs, Russ Herman, said the settlement reached...
North Carolina Cuts Dwelling Fire Rates; No Changes in Extended Coverage
Dec 13 2011 // Residents in North Carolina will see a rate decrease when it comes to their dwelling fire coverage while at the same time seeing no change in the cost of their dwelling extended coverage. North Carolina Insurance...
Insurer of High-Value Homes Expands to Louisiana
Dec 13 2011 // Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), which offers customized property and casualty insurance coverage to owners of well-built, high-value homes, announced it is expanding into Louisiana. PURE serves more than...
North Carolina Homes Rebuilt After Twisters
Dec 12 2011 // The relief organization Samaritan’s Purse last Friday turned over the keys of two homes rebuilt by volunteers eight months after they were destroyed by deadly tornadoes in Bertie County. Lucy “Pearl”...
Florida Turns to Surplus Lines to Help Depopulate Citizens
Dec 9 2011 // Florida lawmakers are considering allowing surplus lines carriers to participate in the depopulation programs of the state’s largest homeowner insurer in an effort to reduce its policyholder rolls. Citizens Property...
State Farm Gets 7.8% Homeowners Rate Hike in Louisiana
Dec 9 2011 // Louisiana has allowed its largest insurer of homes to raise its rates by an average 7.8 percent. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. spokeswoman Molly Quirk told The Associated Press that the $32.2 million increase goes into...
Idaho Homeowners Association Treasurer Charged With Embezzling
Dec 8 2011 // The former treasurer of a Meridian, Idaho homeowners association is charged with embezzling more than $20,000 from the organization since 2006. The Idaho Statesman reported Tuesday that Kristy Jenkins is charged with...
Insured Losses from Bastrop, Texas, Wildfire Rise to $325M
Dec 8 2011 // More than half of the homeowner insurance claims have been settled in the Bastrop (Texas) Complex Wildfire that occurred over the Labor Day weekend. The final tally for insured losses from the wildfire is projected to hit...
Florida Agents Concerned About Homeowners Choice Contract
Dec 7 2011 // Independent agents in Florida are concerned that an appointment contract offered by a Florida homeowners insurer that recently assumed thousands of policies from another company could result in a loss of those...
Florida’s Citizens Insurance Says Legislation Needed for Real Change
Dec 6 2011 // Florida’s largest homeowner insurer is offering a slate of coverage changes, but concedes that without legislative changes there will be little reduction in its exposure or policyholder count. Gov. Rick Scott last...
Allstate Bundles Home Policies with Auto Policies in North Carolina
Dec 5 2011 // Allstate Insurance Co. has informed 45,000 homeowners in North Carolina that it will not renew their home policies unless they also purchase commercial or private auto insurance from the insurer by Dec. 15. Allstate...
More Homes Added to Chinese Drywall Remediation Settlement
Dec 5 2011 // A new settlement has been reached with Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT) over defective drywall manufactured by the company in China. The Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC), the Homebuilder Steering Committee (HSC)...
Louisiana Citizens Sheds More Policies
Dec 5 2011 // Nearly 11,000 homeowners polices once held by Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort have been absorbed into the private insurance market, state regulators say. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
