Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IBHS Makes Available New Checklist to Make Manufactured Homes More Secure
May 13 2004 // People living in manufactured homes can now access a new tool to make sure those with anchoring systems are as secure as possible. Manufactured housing refers to homes built off-site and installed or assembled on site....
Fla. Measure to Increase Availability of Homeowners Insurance Becomes Law
May 12 2004 // A measure designed to increase the availability of homeowners insurance and improve Florida’s ability to recover financially from catastrophic hurricanes through improvements to Florida’s Hurricane Catastrophe...
ACIC Recommends Homeowners Review Insurance Coverage as Wildfire Season Begins
May 7 2004 // With wild fires raging once again, the Association of California Insurance Companies encouraged homeowners to inventory their possessions and review and update their insurance policies. “It appears that California...
IIABA Study Warns on “Electrical Hazards”
May 5 2004 // A survey commissioned by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America found that out of more than 75 million American homeowners, one out of four never checks for electrical hazards and thus is vulnerable to...
IINC: Half of California Homes Face Wildfire Dangers
May 5 2004 // More than half of California’s 12.5 million homes face wildfire dangers that pose a financial loss potential well in excess of $106 billion, according to state fire statistics. California Department of Forestry...
Personal Insurance Foundation of California Opposed to Most of Homeowners Bill of Rights Package
May 5 2004 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) announced opposition to three of the four measures that make up the “Homeowners Bill of Rights” (HOBOR) package that will be heard in the California...
ACIC Responds to CDI News Conference
May 4 2004 // Sam Sorich, president of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC), released a statement in response to Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi’s recent comments regarding the response of the insurance...
ACIC: Legislation Would Drive Up Homeowners Insurance Costs
May 4 2004 // Pending legislation purported to be pro-consumer would in fact hurt consumers by mandating insurance practices that in the long run would drive up the cost of homeowners insurance, according to the Association of...
MONTANA COMMISSIONER SAYS HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE RATES LEVELING OFF:
May 3 2004 // After three years of steep increases, homeowner insurance rates in Montana appear to have leveled off as the economic condition of the industry has improved, state Insurance Commissioner John Morrison said April 15....
Fla. CFO Applauds Lawmakers for Approving Legislation to Increase Availability of Homeowners Insurance
May 3 2004 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher commended state lawmakers for approving legislation, Senate Bill 2488, that will increase the availability of homeowners insurance through changes to the Florida’s...
AIR’s Severe Thunderstorm Model Key Component to New Peril-Based Fla. Homeowners Rates
Apr 29 2004 // For the first time, homeowners rates that include a severe thunderstorm component based on sophisticated catastrophe modeling have been included as part of a rating plan subject to approval by state regulators. Florida...
Minnesota: An Inside Look at the Land of Lakes
Apr 19 2004 // The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2000 census estimated the Minnesota population at 4.9 million. About 88 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 27 percent had earned a bachelor’s degree...
Fla. Taxwatch Backs Gallagher, Legislative Push to Increase Availability of Homeowners Insurance
Apr 16 2004 // Florida TaxWatch President & CEO Dominic Calabro said today that he supports Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher and state lawmakers in their efforts to increase the availability of homeowners insurance through...
Montana Commissioner: Homeowner Insurance Rates Leveling Off
Apr 16 2004 // After three years of steep increases, homeowner insurance rates in Montana appear to have leveled off as the economic condition of the industry has improved, state Insurance Commissioner John Morrison said April...
Maine High Court Upholds Insurer for Non-Renewing Homeowners Policies Over Day Care in Home
Apr 12 2004 // The Maine Supreme Court has upheld the right of an insurer not to renew a homeowners policy for insureds operating at-home day care centers, even though the operators had a separate commercial policies for their...
Up for Sale: Success in Today’s Homeowners Market
Apr 5 2004 // States show signs of stability, but problem areas remain Despite continuing availability issues and sky-high loss ratios, the U.S. homeowners market is stabilizing as a whole. Of course, most industry observers who make...
Barbies, Apes, Model Trains Galore; Don’t Forget Those Collectibles
Apr 5 2004 // Let’s say you’re sitting in a client’s living room, putting the finishing touches on a homeowners policy renewal. Everything is going as planned. That is, of course, until you see it. Perched on the...
Underwriting a Fast-Growing Segment: The Dream Home
Apr 5 2004 // Whether it’s called custom, upscale, mansion or high-value, a dream home requires special handling from property insurers. High-value homes represent a growing segment of the over 81 million single-family homes in...
Florida OIR Charges Ahead with Credit Score Workshop
Apr 5 2004 // Give the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) credit, it has been a good listener when it comes to questions and concerns on the role of credit scoring. During a rule development workshop last month in Tallahassee,...
Underwriting the Dream Home
Apr 5 2004 // Whether it’s called custom, upscale, mansion or high value, a dream home requires special handling from property insurers. High value homes represent a growing segment of the over 81 million single-family homes in...
