home insurance rates News

North Carolina Court Backs Decision Against Home Insurance Rate Increase

North Carolina’s insurance commissioner had plenty of justification to reject a request by insurers to raise homeowners’ premiums by an average of 25 percent, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. Instead, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin imposed a zero-percent overall …

Texas Commissioner Doesn’t Challenge Home Insurance Rate Hikes

The Texas insurance commissioner has allowed the three largest home insurers to impose significant rate hikes on many policyholders despite the objections of a state consumer advocate. Insurance Commissioner Julia Rathgeber can reject any new rates that are deemed excessive …

Despite Increases Ohio Auto, Home Insurance Rates Remain Low

Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor says Ohio’s average auto and homeowners insurance rates remain among the lowest in the country despite recent increases. In 2013, the average rate for the top 10 private passenger auto and …

Texas No Longer Ranked No. 1 for Highest Homeowners’ Insurance Premiums

Texas homeowners are no longer paying the highest insurance rates in the country, a distinction that now goes to Florida residents, according to an annual report released by an industry association. But the report released Monday by the National Association …

Louisiana Neighborhood Residents Want to Change Fire Districts

The St. Landry Parish Council has agreed to delay action on a request from residents in a rural subdivision near Sunset to change their fire protection district to obtain better service and lower home insurance rates. Before voting on the …