Falling Trees: Act of God or Covered Event? November 7, 2012 By Robert Redfearn, Jr. Although not nearly on the scale of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, Hurricane Isaac caused a surprising amount of...
Virginia Court Rules Insurance Doesn’t Cover Drywall Damages November 5, 2012 By LARRY O'DELL The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a homeowner’s insurance policy doesn’t cover damage caused by Chinese drywall. Richard Serpe,...
Homeowners Dodge Sandy Deductibles, Face Other Costs November 2, 2012 By Beth Pinsker Gladstone When the National Hurricane Center declared Sandy a “post-tropical storm” just before it made landfall, a lot of homeowners across...
Recent Oklahoma Wildfires Result in 340 Insurance Claims August 15, 2012 Recent wildfires in Oklahoma have resulted in at least 340 insurance claims statewide, authorities say, but many victims don’t have...
Complaints Against Michigan Insurance Companies Down June 25, 2012 Consumer complaints against Michigan insurance companies are slightly down from the previous year. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation...
Alabama Governor’s Insurance Panel Offers Ideas March 28, 2012 A commission put together by Gov. Robert Bentley has made its first recommendations about the availability and affordability of homeowners’...
Florida’s Argus to Cancel All Home Policies Within 45 Days June 10, 2011 Some 9,000 Florida homeowners will have to seek coverage elsewhere after Argus Fire & Casualty Insurance agreed to cancel its...
Home Insurer to Drop 73,000 Policies in Alabama June 7, 2011 By Phillip Rawls Alabama’s second largest insurer of homes, Alfa Insurance, said it will not renew policies on one out of every six...
Florida Judge: Insurance Should Cover Chinese Drywall Case May 9, 2011 A Florida judge has ruled that a couple’s damage from tainted Chinese drywall is covered by their homeowner insurance policy....
Report: 11% of Homes Built on Brownfield Sites at Risk April 1, 2011 Eleven percent of new homes built on brownfield land have suffered problems as a result of the land the property...