Latest Homeowners Headlines
All the headlines from our Homeowners Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Agent’s Failure to Disclose Dog Comes Back to Bite Homeowner
Jul 12 2023 // A Connecticut homeowner who is being sued by a woman who alleges his dog bit her in the face is not entitled to insurance coverage because his home insurance application, which was completed by his insurance agent,...
Farmers Limits New Homeowners Policies in California, Prompting Insurer Group to Call for Reform
Jul 7 2023 // Farmers will limit new homeowners insurance policies in California, according to a statement issued by the carrier that follows a similar decision by State Farm last month and adds to a growing list of major carriers...
Mercury Offering New Homeowners and Renters Coverages and Discounts in Nevada
Jul 4 2023 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Mercury Insurance announced five new coverages and five new discounts available for homeowners and renters in Nevada. Mercury’s new coverages provide additional insurance protections with an...
Louisiana Homeowners Eligible for Roofing Retrofitting Grants
Jul 3 2023 // Louisiana homeowners will soon be able to apply for grants to retrofit their roofs to beyond-code construction standards, spurring discounts to their insurance premiums. State lawmakers appropriated $30 million to the...
Nevada Law Signed to Help Homeowners Move from Sinking Nevada Neighborhood
Jun 23 2023 // A North Las Vegas neighborhood is marking passage of a state law committing $37 million to help homeowners move from the once- segregated neighborhood where geologic features have made homes crack, sink and sometimes...
Florida Homeowner Charged for Double-Dipping on Kitchen Water Damage Claim
Jun 22 2023 // A homeowner in Florida has been charged with fraud after failing to report a previous claim on her house, the state’s Department of Financial Services said Wednesday. Nancy Salomon, of Port St. Lucie, applied for an...
Louisiana Homeowners Eligible for Roofing Retrofitting Grants
Jun 19 2023 // Louisiana homeowners will soon be able to apply for grants to retrofit their roofs to beyond-code construction standards, spurring discounts to their insurance premiums. State lawmakers appropriated $30 million to the...
Lightning to Blame for $952M in Homeowners Claims in 2022
Jun 19 2023 // Claims involving lightning in 2022 resulted in homeowners insurance payouts approaching $1 billion, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The total value of claims in 2022 attributable to lightning was $952...
Farmers Halts Homeowners Policies in Florida
Jun 16 2023 // Farmers Insurance has confirmed it has halted sales of new homeowners policies in Florida just as the new hurricane season is getting underway. The insurer cited rising costs as the reason. “With catastrophe costs at...
Insurer Avoids Dog Bite Claim Brought by Homeowner Selling Firearms Out of Garage
Jun 15 2023 // Nationwide General Insurance has avoided payment of a dog bite claim filed by a homeowner it insured who ran a firearms business out of his garage. A federal district court for Alabama ruled that the business exclusions in...
After 7 Quakes, NC Commissioner Urges Homeowners to Add Endorsement
Jun 14 2023 // After seven minor earthquakes were recorded in recent weeks in western North Carolina, the state’s insurance commissioner is encouraging property owners to check with their insurance agents and make sure...
Climate Change and Homeowners’ Insurance Are on a Collision Course
Jun 9 2023 // A summer that has already seen water crises and wildfire smoke is rapidly becoming an inflection point in the pitched battle between climate change and the price of homeowners’ insurance in the US. American...
New California Admitted Homeowners Program
Jun 5 2023 // San Diego, CA., June 05, 2023 —First Cap Property Insurance Solutions, a San Diego, CA based MGU recently announced a new homeowner’s program for California. The program offers HO3, DP3, HO6, HO4 and...
Survey: 17% of Louisiana Homeowners Lost Coverage in 2022
Jun 2 2023 // A survey published this week by Louisiana State University (LSU)’s Manship School of Mass Communication found that 17% of residents reported their provider cancelled their policy in 2022. The results are part of the...
North Carolina Mobile Home Insurance Rates to Rise 15%, Starting in October
May 18 2023 // North Carolina’s insurance commissioner has negotiated a 15% average statewide increase in rates for mobile home insurance policies, a reduction from the hefty hike that the state’s rate bureau had...
Norfolk Southern to Pay Ohio Homeowners Near Wreck
May 11 2023 // Norfolk Southern has recommitted to creating a fund for residents near the site of an Ohio train wreck that would cover any decline in home values since before the derailment earlier this year. In early February, 38 cars...
Florida DA Orders Investigation After Homeowner Fires at Delivery Driver
Apr 25 2023 // A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation in a confrontation in which a homeowner fired shots into a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making a late-night grocery delivery....
Louisiana UPC Policyholders Have 2 Weeks to Secure Private Home Insurance
Apr 13 2023 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance sent out a reminder this week that United Property & Casualty Insurance Company’s (UPC) former policyholders and their insurance agents have until April 28 to secure...
Miami Homeowner Charged with Defrauding Citizens by Claiming Old Damage
Apr 13 2023 // Florida authorities have charged a Miami man – who has a long record of criminal and civil cases under his name – with insurance fraud after investigators found that some $300,000 in claims were linked to pre-exiting...
Texas Auto, Homeowners Premiums Grew Double Digits in 2022, Report Shows
Apr 4 2023 // The Texas market for auto and homeowners insurance grew double digits in 2022, according to an annual report put out by the Texas Department of Insurance. Texas insurers reported direct premium written for private...
