Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Michigan Challenging New Home Insurance Filings Based on Credit
Apr 9 2009 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) announced April 7 that all new rate filings by homeowners insurance companies that rely on insurance credit scoring as a factor in determining their...
Texas Wildfire Destroys Homes; Firefighters Hurt by Smoke Inhalation
Apr 6 2009 // The Texas Forest Services says 24 firefighters have been treated for smoke inhalation from fighting Texas wildflires, near the Panhandle town of Wheeler, where four homes have been lost and an estimated 20 homes damaged in...
Florida Denies State Farm Hearing on Homeowners Market Withdrawal Plan
Apr 6 2009 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has denied State Farm Florida an administrative hearing on details of the insurer’s plan to withdraw from the state’s homeowners market. State Farm Florida has...
ACE Launches New Homeowners Coverage for High Net Worth Families
Apr 3 2009 // ACE Private Risk Services, part of the ACE Group of Cos., unveiled a new homeowners policy designed to meet the needs of high net worth customers. The new policy, which will be offered through independent agents and...
Foremost Insurance Expands Dwelling Fire Program in Utah
Apr 1 2009 // Foremost Insurance Group has expanded its dwelling fire program in Utah. Foremost is accepting more landlord and rental property customers, and offering new, larger discounts. Typically known as the solution for...
Arizona’s Wildfire Season Poses Many Risks for Homeowners
Apr 1 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...
Tornado May Be Cause of Destroyed Pennsylvania Trailer Homes
Mar 31 2009 // Officials in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania officials say a tornado could have cause the destruction to five trailer homes in Clay Township. Dave Wiker, the county’s emergency services shift supervisor, says three...
30 Injured, Homes, Businesses Damaged By Mississippi Twister
Mar 31 2009 // Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour surveyed tornado damage in Simpson County yesterday. Nearly 30 people were injured and dozens of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed Thursday when a twister ripped through the town...
Nevada Irrigation District Faces Flood of Trouble
Mar 31 2009 // The failure of a century old earthen canal in northern Nevada that sent flood waters into hundreds of homes on a frigid night in January 2008 was only the beginning of a nightmare for a rural irrigation district. The flood...
Few in Flood Zone Have Insurance
Mar 31 2009 // As North Dakota’s Red River crept within view of their backyard this past week, Denette and Billy Narum had an extra incentive to pray their sandbags held. Like most people in the path of potential floods, they have...
Fireman’s Fund Offers Green Homeowners Policy in New York
Mar 25 2009 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has launched a new line of ‘green’ insurance products for New York homeowners — a product the company says is a first for the Empire State. The policy includes a 5...
Okla.’s Stoops, Other Homeowners Win Lawsuit
Mar 24 2009 // University of Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops and other homeowners have prevailed in a lawsuit against the developers of the exclusive northwest Norman subdivision in which they live. Cleveland County District Judge Tom...
Texas Homeowners’ Combined Loss & Expense Ratio Estimated at 165.0
Mar 24 2009 // The Texas Department of Insurance released the “Texas Homeowners Insurance Loss Data 1992-2008” report, which shows an estimated incurred loss ratio for 2008 at a record high of 127.0, and a combined loss and...
Illinois Homeowner Seeks Claim Information Behind Home Explosion
Mar 23 2009 // An Illinois woman has filed a suit seeking information about why her home exploded last month. Laura Williams filed the suit after a Feb. 13 blast destroyed her Pontoon Beach home and damaged several others. No one was...
Protesters Visit AIG Officials’ Lavish Connecticut Homes
Mar 23 2009 // A busload of activists representing working- and middle-class families paid visits Saturday to the lavish homes of American International Group executives to protest the tens of millions of dollars in bonuses awarded by...
La. Regulator Reminds Homeowners About Citizens’ Tax Break
Mar 23 2009 // Louisiana homeowners have several ways to save money on their 2008 taxes. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding homeowners that they can get a tax rebate if they were charged a Louisiana Citizens Property...
Florida Home Insurer People’s Trust Ordered to Stop Writing New Policies
Mar 20 2009 // One of Florida’s new startup property insurance companies has been told to stop selling policies — at least for a while. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Boca Raton-based People’s Trust has not...
More Iowa Flood-Damaged Homes Face Demolition with FEMA OK
Mar 19 2009 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given Cedar Rapids approval to proceed with the demolition of about 300 flood-damaged homes. City utilities director Pat Ball says the agreement with FEMA specifies that homes...
Mississippi Homeowners Urged to Buy Flood Insurance Now
Mar 17 2009 // Mississippi residents cannot afford to ignore the reality that 90 percent of all natural disasters in the nation involve flooding, according to Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney. Chaney said that Flood Safety Awareness...
Ohio Windstorm Losses in Feb. Reach Nearly $89M; Ike Losses Rise
Mar 16 2009 // Ohio’s Feb. 11-12 windstorm caused at least $88.9 million in damages, based on preliminary insured loss estimates from the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII), an insurance industry trade group. Widespread losses were...
