Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Chubb Helps to Protect Homes from Santa Barbara Wildfire
May 8 2009 // As the wildfire in Santa Barbara, CA, expands in scope and intensity, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has stepped up measures to help protect its homeowners insurance customers’ properties. Earlier this week,...
Named Storm Deductible Bill Passes Louisiana House
May 7 2009 // Two bills of interest to the insurance industry are making their way through the Louisiana legislative session, which convened April 27. House Bill 333, by Rep. Kleckley, which places limitations on named-storm, hurricane,...
Bad Economy Not Impacting Essential Insurance Coverages
May 4 2009 // Many Americans have taken steps to reduce personal insurance costs in response to the economic downturn, but a new industry study suggests that maintaining essential auto and homeowners coverage remains a priority for the...
Tennessee Court Rules Homeowners Policy Doesn’t Cover Sons’ Shootings
May 4 2009 // A homeowners insurance policy does not cover damages from a fatal sniper attack by the sons of the policyholders, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled. The court ruled that a policy exclusion barring coverage for damages...
Bad Economy Not Impacting Essential Insurance Coverages
Apr 30 2009 // Many Americans have taken steps to reduce personal insurance costs in response to the economic downturn, but a new industry study suggests that maintaining essential auto and homeowners coverage remains a priority for the...
La. House Panel OKs Homeowners Insurance Deductible Restriction
Apr 30 2009 // Insurance companies should be restricted in their use of so-called “named storm” deductibles in Louisiana, even though the change will probably trigger a rate increase for homeowners, a House committee voted on...
North Carolina Judge Clears Way for Home Insurance Rate Changes
Apr 30 2009 // A Wake County judge has cleared the way for homeowners insurance rates to drop in nearly three dozen western North Carolina counties and soar along the coast starting Friday. Superior Court Judge Ronald Stephens this week...
Fireman’s Fund Launches “Green” Homeowners Insurance in Maryland
Apr 29 2009 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has introduced its ‘green’ insurance product for homeowners in Maryland. The coverage, which is available in 32 states, includes 5 percent discounts for homeowners who already...
Florida Rep. Proctor Challenges Commissioner McCarty’s Insurance View
Apr 28 2009 // In my opinion, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s assertions that our state has “one of the most” competitive property insurance markets in the country and that easing rate regulation will not...
Cause of Fires that Damaged Delaware Model Homes Unknown
Apr 27 2009 // Investigators in Delaware continue to look into the cause of fires that damaged three new model homes in a development outside Milton. The State Fire Marshal’s Office has not yet labeled the fires arson. The blazes...
Wildfire Burns Homes Near South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach
Apr 24 2009 // A coastal wildfire spread early Thursday toward one of the busiest tourist stretches in South Carolina, burning dozens of homes and forcing hundreds to flee in the middle of the night. No injuries were reported. Police...
California Commissioner Offers Green Insurance Tips in Honor of Earth Day
Apr 23 2009 // In observance of Earth Day yesterday, California Insurance Commissioner Poizner today offered tips for making homes — and insurance — greener in the Golden State. “California has consistently been a...
Arizona’s Wildfire Season Poses Risks for Homeowners
Apr 20 2009 // As the drought in the Southwest worsens, the wildfire season in Arizona grows longer, burning more acreage and threatening private property in forested areas. “The Arizona State Forestry Division estimates more than...
Chubb Alters Wind Coverage Offer in Southern Florida Coastal Counties
Apr 15 2009 // Chubb Personal Insurance has notified its agents it is no longer including wind coverage in Masterpiece homeowners insurance policies for new customers in 14 Southeast and Southwest coastal counties in Florida. The...
Mena, Ark., Recovers From Tornado; 600 Homes Damaged or Destroyed
Apr 13 2009 // Arkansas National Guard soldiers and state prisoner work crews in Mena, Ark., removed debris April 11 while firefighters and volunteers from all over pitched in to help residents recover from a devastating tornado and...
UPDATE: 1 in 4 Homes Damaged by Italian Quake Says RMS
Apr 10 2009 // Risk Management Solutions’ latest bulletin on the devastating earthquake, which struck Italy on Monday, estimates that “at least one in four homes in the epicentral area of L’Aquila have been...
U.S. Lawmakers Seek Ban on Tainted Chinese Drywall
Apr 10 2009 // U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson, D.-Fla., and Mary Landrieu, D.-La., have filed legislation for a recall and immediate ban on tainted building products from China, as more and more people around the country are reporting problems...
Judge Blocks Michigan’s Challenge to Insurance Rates with Credit Scores
Apr 10 2009 // Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher issued an injunction on Friday, April 10, preventing Michigan insurance regulators from challenging insurance companies’ home and auto insurance rate filings that use credit...
Flooding Threatens Florida Homes
Apr 9 2009 // Officials say flooding has damaged or destroyed 106 homes in north Florida and the Panhandle and they’re warning residents in the Suwannee River valley to expect more overflows. Portions of U.S. Highway 90,...
Settlement Reached over South Carolina Homes on Bombing Range
Apr 9 2009 // About 330 homeowners in a suburban Columbia, South Carolina neighborhood used as a practice bombing range in World War II are eligible for a $1,000 settlement in a lawsuit against developers. Nearly three dozen homeowners...
