Home Insurance

• $60 billion needed for Sandy relief, says White House
  
• 2012 to go down as costly year for weather disasters
  
• A busy winter season in Connecticut insurance claim filings
  
• Above-average hurricane season predicted
  
• Additional hurricane preparation tips as season reaches peak
  
• After tsunami, earthquake coverage not a priority for some Californians
  
• Alabama residents cope with being underinsured
  
• Alabama's second largest insurer dropping thousands of policies
  
• Allstate increasing insurance rates for Illinois homeowners
  
• Aluminum wiring leaves some Florida homeowners lacking insurance
  
• Americans paying more for weather damages
  
• Americans should prepare for hurricane threats
  
• April is National Home Inspection Month
  
• April sets weather records
  
• Association gives free smoke alarms
  
• Avoiding claims on Super Bowl Sunday
  
• Bank of America offers disaster relief in Tennessee
  
• Be prepared with homeowners insurance
  
• Bicycle checkpoints set up throughout Delaware
  
• Bill to reduce insurance rates in Michigan fails
  
• Brick buildings weather storms well
  
• California insurance commissioner urges residents to consider homeowners insurance
  
• California wildfires could lead to higher home insurance rates
  
• California wildfires should remind homeowners to update insurance policy
  
• Californians practice earthquake preparedness
  
• Californians urged to prepare for wildfires
  
• Candles a leading home insurance and safety concern
  
• Carbon monoxide poisoning risk increases during winter months
  
• CDC: Prepare homes for winter weather
  
• Cincinnati Insurance Co. partners with Identity Theft 911 to protect consumers
  
• College students and homeowner's insurance coverage
  
• Commissioner to Minnesotans: Buy flood insurance now
  
• Commissioner: Millions in insurance rebates still available to Louisiana homeowners
  
• Complaint alleges man set business on fire to save his marriage
  
• Congress fails to reauthorize flood insurance
  
• Consider home insurance for vacant properties
  
• Consumers don't have disaster insurance
  
• Consumers have many ways to save on home insurance
  
• Consumers may need more than home insurance during a move
  
• Consumers shouldn't rely on tornado warning sirens
  
• Cooks need to be cautious when preparing for Thanksgiving
  
• Cost of Joplin tornado $500 million and rising
  
• Cuomo orders faster insurance claims processing
  
• Customer satisfaction with home insurance companies continues to drop
  
• Cyclones could be more damaging in the future
  
• Deadliest tornado season since 1953
  
• Deregulation bill in Florida passes Senate committee
  
• Despite widespread disasters, insurance rates may not increase
  
• Dog bites can have a bit impact on home insurance prices
  
• Dog bites claims fall, but cost for the treatments rise
  
• DOJ: Average dollar amount stolen during burglary in excess of $2,000
  
• Don't forget to prepare your home for cold weather
  
• Drywall made in China leading to denied home insurance claims
  
• Earthquake fault activity map updated
  
• Earthquake insurance coverage helping recovery efforts in Chile
  
• East coast real estate, insurance market unsteady in Sandy's wake
  
• El Nino unlikely to appear before spring
  
• Ensure party guests are safe in your home
  
• Ensuring bike safety in the fall
  
• Ensuring the home is prepared for winter important
  
• Experts estimate insurance costs from Colorado wildfires near $500M
  
• Experts say fire insurance is necessary
  
• Extension given on flood insurance program
  
• FEMA offers relief for insurance seekers
  
• FEMA providing aid for Debby damages; Recipients under code of honor
  
• FEMA requires SoCal homes to get flood insurance
  
• FEMA: More than 500,000 American residents registered for federal assistance
  
• Few Sandy victims prepared for another major storm, poll finds
  
• FHA insurance premiums could triple
  
• Financial assistance available for New Mexico homeowners lacking home insurance
  
• Fire is top among renters' fears, despite lack of insurance
  
• Fire safety group urges caution for the holidays
  
• Flaws in judgment often made in the home inspection process
  
• Flood insurance policies -- important!
  
• Flood maps will change insurance costs
  
• Flood protection important, says Allstate
  
• Flooding increases with certain winter weather
  
• Flooding not covered by most insurance
  
• Florida found to have highest home insurance premiums in 2007
  
• Florida governor will reject homeowners insurance hike
  
• Florida home insurance rates on the rise
  
• Florida insurers lower claims estimates, Isaac continues path up Gulf Coast
  
• Former radio DJ pleads guilty to insurance fraud
  
• Four Florida men arrested for ransacking tornado-damaged homes in Alabama
  
• Give college students a crash course on insurance before they leave home
  
• Global disasters cost $435B in 2011
  
• Global insurer projects home insurance rates to rise 5 percent in second quarter
  
• Government extends NFIP for homeowners
  
• Grilling safety tips as homeowners celebrate the Fourth of July
  
• Grilling safety tips to follow as Memorial Day nears
  
• Guard your home from winter dangers with home insurance coverage
  
• Guarding against theft can avoid unwanted homeowner insurance claims
  
• Heavy rains bring attention to flood insurance
  
• High-speed internet access widens its reach
  
• Higher home insurance deductibles may be in place for hurricane coverage
  
• Hoarding is a significant fire hazard
  
• Holiday fires highlight importance of insurance coverage
  
• Home insurance claims reach $90 million in Massachusetts after tornado
  
• Home insurance coverage in the winter months
  
• Home insurance covers damage from fallen trees
  
• Home insurance important for protection against water damage
  
• Home insurance policies can apply to belongings as well
  
• Home insurance questions to ask before buying a home
  
• Home insurance quotes include coverage for bicycles
  
• Home insurance rates can increase for many reasons
  
• Home insurance rates increase slightly in Ohio
  
• Home insurance rates often determined by location
  
• Home inventory comes to the iPhone
  
• Home Owners Insurance: What is Covered?
  
• Home values drop to their lowest levels since recession
  
• Homeowner insurance credits for storm-proofing
  
• Homeowners insurance can offer protection from natural disasters
  
• Homeowners insurance policies set to rise with new flood zones
  
• Homeowners insurance provides some liability protection
  
• Homeowners insurance rates up in Ohio
  
• Homeowners insurance tips and facts
  
• Homeowners may have been insurance fraud victims
  
• Homeowners need to keep inventory data accurate
  
• Homeowners need to make sure they have adequate insurance
  
• Homeowners need to prepare for hurricane season
  
• Homeowners need to protect property from winter chill
  
• Homeowners need to protect their investment
  
• Homeowners reminded that parties can bring insurance liabilities
  
• Homeowners should be aware of home heating dangers
  
• Homeowners should prepare for cold weather conditions
  
• Homeowners urged to inform agents of expensive gifts
  
• Homeowners will receive help just in time for wildfire season
  
• Homeownership is still the American dream, according to survey
  
• Homeownership still considered to be the American ideal
  
• Homes need protection from lightning strikes
  
• Homes need to have adequate insurance plans
  
• House fires a problem during Halloween season
  
• How to file a flood insurance claim
  
• How to make filing an insurance claim an easy process
  
• How to perform a home inventory
  
• How to prevent dog bites
  
• How to protect your house this winter
  
• How will western wildfires affect insurance rates?
  
• HSC: Sprinklers can help with fire preparedness
  
• HUD offers grants to homeowners to help rid their properties of lead
  
• Hurricane deductibles and insured losses
  
• Hurricane deductibles: how do they work?
  
• Hurricane Earl highlights need for homeowners insurance
  
• Hurricane Irene causing home insurance worries on East Coast
  
• Hurricane season brings relief to property owners, home insurance companies
  
• Hurricane season could be muted for Atlantic states, El Nino possible
  
• Hurricane warnings threaten Gulf Coast
  
• Hurricanes hit U.S., Northeast hard in late summer
  
• IBHS suggests ways to avoid wildfire damage
  
• IBHS: 2013 could be another record year for wildfire activity
  
• IBHS: Building codes important for homes exposed to disasters
  
• Ida downgraded to tropical storm
  
• III emphasizes importance of flood insurance as hurricane season begins
  
• III explains disaster issues in light of recent storms
  
• III offers tips for what to do when the unexpected happens
  
• III reminds homeowners of the dangers of lightning
  
• III reminds homeowners to review their hurricane deductibles
  
• III says it's the season to 'spring' into action and review one's insurance policy
  
• III says Japan quake could be the costliest
  
• III: Insure your bicycle before hitting the streets
  
• III: Lightning claims down but costs up
  
• Important points when seeking home insurance plans
  
• Important to be prepared for hurricanes
  
• Important to make smart insurance decisions
  
• Important to prepare for summer storms
  
• Important to stop water damage before it starts
  
• In peak of hurricane season, consumers could be caught uninsured
  
• Inclement weather raises Ohio home insurance rates
  
• Increased insurance costs may force many from coastline
  
• Indiana to participate in earthquake drill
  
• Industry experts believe 2011 will be profitable year for insurance providers
  
• Insurance committee passes bill to deregulate home insurance rates in Florida
  
• Insurance companies paid $408B in past 20 years for disasters
  
• Insurance company informs consumers of fire hazards
  
• Insurance experts offer homeowners safety tips
  
• Insurance experts recommend reviewing policies regularly
  
• Insurance experts urge homeowners to review insurance policies in June
  
• Insurance industry conference examines future of sector
  
• Insurance organization reminds homeowners not to underestimate thunderstorms' destructive powers
  
• Insurance organization urges homeowners to prepare for lightning
  
• Insurance organizations launch wildfire prevention program
  
• Insurance reform looms before hurricane season
  
• Keep track of your home insurance premiums to make sure better rates are not available
  
• Keep valuables in cars out of sight
  
• Keep your home safe from winter storm perils
  
• Keeping homes safe while traveling
  
• Keeping liabilities low when hosting Halloween parties
  
• Less than half of U.S. states prepared for climate change issues
  
• Louisiana offers home insurance protection in connection with bad drywall
  
• Louisianans urged to buy flood insurance
  
• Make sure your new engagement ring is insured against theft, loss
  
• Make the right decisions regarding your home insurance when purchasing a new house
  
• Man and woman indicted on charges of arson in Kentucky
  
• Managing Your Money: Finding Affordable Mobile Home Insurance
  
• Many Americans concerned about global warming, disasters
  
• Many Americans trying to be more energy efficient
  
• Many Americans worried about retirement
  
• Many areas at risk of hurricane damage
  
• Many East Coast residents checking home insurance as Irene approaches
  
• Many going without renters insurance, poll finds
  
• Many home insurance claims being revisited in Florida
  
• Many homeowners lack earthquake coverage
  
• Many homeowners misinformed on insurance coverage
  
• Many homes have dogs, at risk of insurance hikes
  
• Many shoppers using online insurance resources
  
• Massachusetts residents hit by rare tornado
  
• Massachusetts woman, 41, dies after electrical fire
  
• May is Building Safety Month
  
• Millions of homes exposed to storm-surge threat, report reveals
  
• Mississippi may see home insurance hikes from State Farm
  
• Mississippians build make-shift levees as fail-safe measure
  
• Missouri Department of Insurance receives nearly 7,000 claims after Good Friday tornado
  
• Missouri insurance director warns residents about earthquake coverage
  
• Missouri tornado insurance costs to reach $2 billion
  
• MLB, State Farm and Habitat for Humanity team up to help tornado victims
  
• Moderate hurricane season expected to be good for home insurance
  
• Mold damage not covered by home insurance
  
• Montana levees have another year for certification
  
• More Americans satisfied with home insurance companies
  
• More than $1 billion in U.S. insurance losses occur in March
  
• Most Sandy-related claims settled in New York
  
• NAMIC calls for reform of flood insurance program
  
• NAR president stresses need for flood insurance program
  
• National Flood Insurance Program deeply in debt
  
• National Flood Insurance Program provides coverage to everyone
  
• Nearly 250 tornadoes formed over three-day period
  
• Nearly half of Americans falsely believe home insurance covers mold damage
  
• Nebraska latest recipient of FEMA aid
  
• New concrete structure can reduce home insurance payments
  
• New Englanders advised to be on lookout for flood potential
  
• New insurer to take over plans in Florida
  
• New insurer to take over plans in Florida
  
• New law in Georgia gives bicyclists more space
  
• New Massachusetts smoke detector regulations in effect
  
• New tool identifies which cities are most resistant to natural disasters
  
• NFPA warns consumers about fire safety
  
• NFPA, Domino's stress home fire safety
  
• NJ warns adjusters to be reasonable in Sandy aftermath
  
• No storms brewing during hurricane season's peak
  
• NOAA says floods could plague much of the country
  
• North Carolina counties fight proposed insurance increase
  
• North Carolinians may have another avenue to pursue if denied by insurer
  
• Northeast will experience more severe rainstorms
  
• Officials: North Carolina insurance rates not likely to be affected by tornadoes
  
• Oklahoma policyholders' safety compromised by security breach
  
• Party hosts need home insurance
  
• Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner gives tips for homeowners' insurance claims caused by snow damag
  
• Pennsylvania woman confesses to home insurance fraud scam
  
• People should consider home insurance for earthquakes
  
• Pool accidents could leave property owners at risk
  
• Prepare for snowy weather
  
• Preparing for wildfires important in some areas
  
• Prepping for winter is important
  
• Property crimes fell in 2010
  
• Property insurance firms likely spared severe costs from Irene
  
• Property insurance reform vetoed by Florida governor
  
• Protect your home from an earthquake with adequate insurance policies
  
• Protect your Investment: Mobile Home Insurance
  
• Protecting a home when it's unoccupied
  
• Protecting assets low on list of Americans' priorities
  
• Protecting Valentine's Day treasures with homeowners insurance
  
• Radon a real concern for homeowners
  
• Rainy weather in March reinforces need for flood coverage of one's home
  
• Rare East Coast earthquake provides property insurance reminders
  
• Recent tornadoes may have cost billions in insured damages
  
• Record number of policies handed out by state-run insurers in 2010
  
• Record number of tornadoes touch down in 24-hour period
  
• Record-breaking month for insurance losses in Kansas
  
• Recovery from Irene begins as homeowners insurance claims roll in
  
• Remapping results in reduced flood insurance for some
  
• Renters and home insurance can be extra valuable in the winter
  
• Renters and homeowners need insurance
  
• Repair contractors can be scammers
  
• Repair scams widespread in storm-stricken areas
  
• Report: Active hurricane season may be problem for state-run insurer
  
• Report: Few Pennsylvanians have subsidence insurance coverage
  
• Report: Historically damaging hurricanes would be much more costly today
  
• Report: Home insurance rates not high enough
  
• Report: Homeowners don't know their repair liability
  
• Report: Most home business owners underinsured
  
• Report: National Flood Insurance Program policyholders paying much less than what they could be
  
• Report: New York authorities were warned of potential superstorm
  
• Report: On-duty firefighter deaths at lowest level since 1977
  
• Report: U.S. insurers losing billions
  
• Report: Vacant houses can lose their home insurance
  
• Representative seeks insurance relief for constituents
  
• Residential fire sprinklers: Separating fact from fiction
  
• Residents reminded of the dangers space heaters pose
  
• Residents reminded to check coverage before winter hits
  
• Residents wait for waters to rise
  
• Rising cost of homeowners' insurance drives consumers to seek deals
  
• ROI significant with exterior replacement projects, NAR says
  
• Sanders warns consumers of climate change, natural disasters
  
• Sandy promotes flood insurance for east coast homeowners
  
• Sandy served as 2012's costliest natural disaster, report says
  
• Sandy victims take on cold, mold, a fresh batch of issues
  
• Satisfaction with home insurance up
  
• Sea-level flooding risk higher with global warming
  
• Secure structures often mean lower priced home insurance
  
• Security important around the holidays
  
• Senate debates Sandy relief funds
  
• Senate votes down reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program
  
• Several insurance policies needed to cover property
  
• Several ways to cut home insurance costs
  
• Sewer backup a common result of flooding
  
• Shoppers urged to think twice before buying warranties
  
• Shoppers: Protect against identity theft
  
• Shoreline SC residents protest high hurricane insurance rates
  
• Simple tactics help reduce home insurance premiums
  
• Some may be unaware of main cause of house fires
  
• Some of the worst fire ratings in Mississippi, according to state insurance commissioner
  
• Sprinklers help save lives, homes
  
• State Farm discontinues new flood insurance policies
  
• State Farm looking to increase Florida insurance by 14.9 percent
  
• State Farm raises Louisiana home insurance rates 10 percent
  
• State Farm receives 10,000 claims in past week due to storm activity
  
• State Farm warns homeowners of wildfire risk
  
• State Farm witnesses busy disaster insurance year
  
• State insurance department approves 6.5 percent increase in home insurance rates for some Louisianan
  
• Storage units may help consumers keep extra items
  
• Storm surge provides another reason for home insurance
  
• Study finds consumers maintaining home insurance coverage
  
• Study: Electronics, jewelry most common items insured
  
• Study: Environmental disasters caused $218 billion in economic losses in 2010
  
• Study: Few renters purchase insurance
  
• Study: Hurricane Irene may cost $7 billion
  
• Survey finds increased usage of alternative heating sources during winter
  
• Survey says Texans seek home insurance overhaul
  
• Survey shows many Americans unprepared for disaster
  
• Survey: 60 percent opposed to walking away from mortgage
  
• Survey: Americans don't practice fire drills
  
• Survey: Consumers not satisfied with homeowners insurance payout
  
• Survey: Most homeowners affected by Sandy not updating windows
  
• Survey: Nearly two-thirds of homeowners plan to renovate in 2011
  
• Sustainable structures may reduce property loss
  
• Swiss Re estimates $65 billion in insured losses
  
• Task force finds connection between Chinese drywall and damages
  
• Tennessee gets millions in flood recovery assistance
  
• Texas governor seeks disaster assistance due to wildfires
  
• Texas homeowners cite water damage as most common home insurance claim
  
• Texas insurance claims at record high due to wildfires
  
• Texas windstorm brings more insurance claims
  
• The best place to be when a tornado threatens
  
• The Property Casualty Insurers Association offers hurricane preparation tips
  
• Thieves take Pete Sampras' trophies
  
• Thousands of homes damaged by fires each year
  
• Three Reasons You Could be Denied Home Owners Insurance
  
• Tips for securing a home when away on vacation
  
• Too many home insurance claims can hurt consumers
  
• Tornado season can be unpredictable
  
• Tornado, hail risks significant for much of U.S.
  
• Tornadoes ravage Mississippi
  
• Tornadoes to affect Tennessee Valley, according to forecasters
  
• Tornados rip through Illinois
  
• Town qualifies for National Flood Insurance Program too late
  
• Trulia lists costliest, cheapest cities to live in
  
• UL, Muppets promote holiday fire safety
  
• Unusual winter California wildfire quelled
  
• Upcoming season will see increased number of hurricanes, says AccuWeather
  
• USFA report: Clothes dryers cause alarming amount of house fires
  
• Virginia blaze sends three to hospital
  
• Warning: Flood insurance program could be halted
  
• Weaker storms could be more damaging, study suggests
  
• Weather catastrophes in late May could cost insurers up to $7 billion
  
• Weather organization updates app
  
• Weather system rips roofs off homes 15 miles apart
  
• Weather-related insurance losses skyrocket
  
• What homeowners should do in the aftermath of a storm
  
• What's covered by hurricane insurance?
  
• Where is America's 'safest' city?
  
• Wildfire destruction of 2012: How insurance rates will be affected
  
• Wildfires force hundreds to evacuate homes
  
• Wildfires in Texas affect many homeowners lacking insurance
  
• William Shatner warns consumers about turkey frying
  
• Wind damage covered by homeowners' insurance
  
• Winter fires highlight need for home insurance
  
• Winter Storm Euclid rages across the country
  
• Wyoming, Colorado homeowners file 50,000 claims after hailstorms