Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Why Agents Should Care About Underinsurance
May 8 2018 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. When it comes down to it, the biggest loser in a property that is underinsured is the homeowner who may not be able to rebuild their home to the way it was before a...
Lava from Hawaii Volcano Destroys Dozens of Homes
May 7 2018 // Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced. Hawaii County officials said another four...
Quake Scenario: More than 1M Bay Area Homes Could Suffer Extensive Damage
May 7 2018 // More than a million San Francisco Bay Area residents would face extensive damage to their homes after a major earthquake on the Hayward fault, according to a new earthquake scenario developed by the U.S. Geological...
North Carolina Homeowners Insurers Agree to 4.8% Rate Increase
May 7 2018 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Rate Bureau to increase homeowners insurance rates statewide by an average of 4.8 percent. The agreement between the two parties...
115 Homes in Hawaii Destroyed or Damaged by Heavy Rains
May 4 2018 // Last month’s record rains destroyed or did major damage to 115 homes on Kauai and Oahu islands, the state of Hawaii said Wednesday as it sought a disaster declaration from the president. The cost of emergency work...
Five Things Homeowners Need to Know About Finished Basements
May 3 2018 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. 1. Does a Finished Basement Increase a Home’s Value? An example of Remodeling Magazine’s definition of a midrange basement remodel costing $71,115. It...
Insurers Offering Discounts on Tornado-Resilient Homes in Oklahoma
May 2 2018 // Dozens of insurance companies are now offering discounts to Oklahomans who have built or retrofitted their homes to certain tornado-resilient standards, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. A new law went into...
AAA Carolinas Launches Inland Flood Coverage for Homeowners
Apr 30 2018 // AAA Carolinas Insurance has launched new inland flooding protection for policyholders. The Inland Flood Coverage is one of three new enhancements offered by AAA Carolinas Insurance, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Home...
FEMA Proposes Allowing Owners to Rebuild Homes After Taxpayer Buyouts
Apr 26 2018 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is proposing to allow owners of homes destroyed by storms and bought out by the government to rebuild on the same flood-prone land. Currently, FEMA offers to buy homes that have been...
California Commissioner Doing Battle with Insurers over Wildfire Bills
Apr 25 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones appears to be poised for a fight with the insurance industry over a legislative package supports say will protect survivors of last year’s wildfires that struck in the...
The Simple Reason Homeowners’ Customers Need Replacement Cost
Apr 25 2018 // I’ve been thinking a lot about homeowners’ insurance lately. That might be because I’m in the middle of the BPIC (Basic Personal Insurance Course) and the last two sessions have been focused on...
North Carolina Homeowners Insurers Agree to 4.8% Rate Increase
Apr 19 2018 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Rate Bureau on homeowner insurance rates that will increase rates statewide by an average of 4.8 percent. The agreement between...
Quake Scenario: More than 1M Bay Area Homes Could Suffer Extensive Damage
Apr 18 2018 // More than a million San Francisco Bay Area residents would face extensive damage to their homes after a major earthquake on the Hayward fault, according to a new earthquake scenario developed by the U.S. Geological...
The Impact of Getting ITV Wrong
Apr 16 2018 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. It’s About Protecting Homeowners and More Most people understand that the goal of a homeowner’ policy is to restore a home and possessions to the way they...
South Carolina Apartment Fire Destroys 16 Homes, Injures 7
Apr 16 2018 // People jumped from their balconies and at least one family tossed a baby to a teen, as fire swept through an apartment complex near the South Carolina coast Thursday night. At least seven people were hurt and the homes of...
When Dogs Bite: Dog-Related Losses Account for One-Third of Homeowners Liability Claims Costs
Apr 16 2018 // Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than one third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in 2017, costing almost $700 million. That’s according to the Insurance Information...
Connecticut Senator Says Surcharge to Help Homeowners Is Not Dead
Apr 10 2018 // A key Connecticut lawmaker says a proposed surcharge on insurance policies to raise money to help homeowners with crumbling foundations is not a dead issue. Senator Cathy Osten, the Democratic Senate chairman of the...
UPCIC Writes First Homeowners Policy, Launches Universal Direct in New Hampshire
Apr 6 2018 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC), has commenced operations and written its first homeowners policy in New Hampshire. It has also...
Deductibles: Pest or Partner?
Apr 4 2018 // Stop me when you’ve heard this story before. A customer calls to report a claim. It’s a small business and they have a few delivery trucks running around their city. One of them was backing out of a...
Texas’ Galveston County Looking to Elevate 200 Flood-Prone Homes
Mar 29 2018 // Preliminary estimates indicate that a hurricane recovery program in southeast Texas could elevate as many as 200 homes that have been repeatedly flooded. The Daily News reports that Galveston County commissioners received...
