Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Jersey’s Menendez, Pallone Tout Flood Insurance Reform Legislation
Aug 21 2017 // Five years after Superstorm Sandy devastated towns along the New Jersey shore, Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Frank Pallone want changes made to federal flood insurance they said will fix a system that often failed beleaguered...
Mississippi Insurance Head, Lawmaker Urge Development of Private Flood Market
Aug 21 2017 // Mississippi’s top insurance regulator and its only Democratic congressman are both ready to cede some of the federal flood insurance market to private insurers. Both Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney and...
Louisiana Governor Seeking Homeowner Flood Grant Expansion
Aug 18 2017 // Gov. John Bel Edwards announced he wants to broaden Louisiana’s flood aid program to include homeowners whose flood insurance proceeds didn’t cover their rebuilding costs and to boost grant amounts. Initial...
Insurance Professionals, Meteorologists to Kick Off ‘Hurricane Tour’
Aug 17 2017 // Texas insurance experts and meteorologists will be touring the Texas coast to inform the public about hurricane awareness and new legislation aimed at mitigating storm damage and related insurance costs. The Insurance...
Florida Regulators Set Date for Citizens Public Rate Hearing
Aug 15 2017 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) announced it will conduct a rate hearing on Aug. 31, 2017 to receive public comment on Citizens’ proposed rate changes for its business in the Coastal Account (CA),...
California Supreme Court Affirms Homeowner Reimbursement Protections
Aug 11 2017 // The California Supreme Court this week ended a long legal battle between a Richmond homeowner and her homeowners insurance company by declining to consider the insurance industry’s petition to overturn a lower...
Mississippi Rep., Insurance Chief Urge Development of Private Flood Market
Aug 8 2017 // Mississippi’s top insurance regulator and its only Democratic congressman are both ready to cede some of the federal flood insurance market to private insurers. Both Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney and...
Thousands of Homes in Florida’s Palm Beach County Now in High-Risk Flood Zones
Aug 8 2017 // Thousands of property owners in one Florida County will be in newly created flood hazard zones later this year, and that means they’ll be required to buy flood insurance for the first time. The Palm Beach Post...
Sinkhole in Florida Neighborhood Continues Growing, 2 More Homes Condemned
Aug 7 2017 // Officials in Florida said Saturday a sinkhole that swallowed two homes last month is growing. Pasco County officials during a news conference that a large chunk of the hole’s edge has collapsed. Two more homes in...
Insurers Respond to Rising Claims Abuse
Aug 7 2017 // Whenever severe weather strikes and there is property damage, insurers are among the first responders to help throughout the recovery process. However, in too many cases, some shady contractors, public adjusters and...
Progressive Unveils Online Homeowners Insurance Comparison Shopper
Aug 7 2017 // Progressive announced a new tool called HomeQuote Explorer, an online platform designed to enable homeowners to compare home insurance quotes from multiple carriers. The insurer says it takes 15 minutes or less to get most...
Allstate Doubles Q2 Profit
Aug 2 2017 // Allstate saw its profit more than double thanks to increased premiums, strong investment results and lower auto insurance claims frequency. Net income was $550 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $242...
7 Florida Homes Struck by Lightning During Severe Thunderstorm
Jul 31 2017 // Lightning struck seven homes in Florida, causing extensive damage to at least two of them during a severe thunderstorm. Niceville Fire Chief Tommy Mayville tells the News Herald firefighters were kept busy Thursday night...
16 Vacant Homes Torched in Arson Fires in Missouri Town
Jul 27 2017 // Fire officials in the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff are investigating a rash of arson fires at vacant homes. The Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic reports that 16 vacant houses have been set on fire since...
Private Insurers Cautiously Dip Toes Into Florida Flood Market Waters
Jul 27 2017 // Florida’s efforts in establishing a private flood insurance market have been hailed as a model by many other states looking to buff up their flood insurance offerings, as well as the National Flood Insurance Program...
Progressive Unveils Online Homeowners Insurance Comparison Shopper
Jul 25 2017 // Borrowing from its own auto insurance model, Progressive is announcing a tool called HomeQuote Explorer, an online platform that allows homeowners to quickly compare home insurance quotes from multiple carriers. The...
Answer Financial Expands Insurance Comparison Site Into Homeowners Segment
Jul 25 2017 // Answer Financial, a personal lines insurance agency in the U.S., has expanded its insurance comparison platform to include homeowners and condo insurance. The expansion enables shoppers to compare rates and customize...
London Underwriters, Trigon to Offer Low-Value Homeowners Program in Alabama
Jul 24 2017 // London Underwriters LLC, a national MGA and surplus lines broker, has partnered with Birmingham based wholesaler Trigon Inc., to provide a new and exclusive low-value homeowners program for the state of Alabama. The...
Additional Homes at Risk as Florida Sinkhole Widens
Jul 21 2017 // Florida sinkhole that swallowed two homes last week isn’t getting any deeper, but it’s getting wider, officials said Wednesday –and one resident who’s back home after being evacuated is vowing to stay...
50 Homes Destroyed in California Wildfire
Jul 21 2017 // The town of Mariposa, with its century-old saloons and covered sidewalks, normally bustles with summer visitors on their way to Yosemite National Park but the Gold Rush-era hamlet was mostly empty as ash rained down and...
