Homeowners’ Hurricane Insurance Initiative News

Coastal Homeowners Upset with Insurers, Regulators Over Surge in Insurance Costs

When Stan Virden moved into his 2,400-square-foot house overlooking a rock-lined canal in 1996, he paid less than $1,000 a year for homeowners insurance. Now, as he seeks to move to Atlanta to be near family, Virden says potential buyers …

Alabama Has Not Yet Addressed Home Insurance Costs, Availability

Gov. Robert Bentley has not yet kept a campaign promise he made in 2010 to have the Legislature address the rising cost and declining availability of homeowners’ insurance in Alabama. Almost a year has passed since he announced the creation …