Tag Archives: homeowners

Florida Shootings May Complicate Homeowners Insurance for Gun Owners

02 Mar
Florida Gun Control for Homeowners Insurance Rights

Gun owners in Florida and across the country who are looking for specialized firearm insurance may have fewer options following the shooting massacre that occurred in Florida recently. Chubb insurance company recently announced that they would no longer be offering an insurance policy for gun owners called NRA Carry Guard. This insurance product, which is […]

It’s sink or swim time for the National Flood Insurance Program

22 Feb
Houses in Houston suburb flooded from Hurricane Harvey 2017

In 2017 there were seventeen named storms that ended up hitting the United States. These storms caused over $200 billion in damage, which makes it a record setting year and much of the damage was caused by flooding due to heavy rains that continued for days in some areas. While private insurance companies stepped up […]

60% Spike in Florida Home Insurance Rates Without Benefit-Assignment Reform

14 Feb
Spike in Florida homeowners insurance rates

There is only a month left in Florida’s 2018 legislative session and there’s been little movement on legislation that will help solve the Assignment of Benefits (AOB) crisis that has been causing trouble for years in the Florida property insurance market. While assignment of benefits have been around for a long time, in recent years, […]

Trump Tax Breaks and Insurance Rates

30 Jan
Tax Breaks and Homeowners Insurance

It’s possible that the recent tax cut bill passed by Congress could end up lowering your insurance rates as well. Two separate consumer groups are calling for a premium cut for consumers and businesses across the nation. They are asking for an average 5% premium decrease because the new tax bill has slashed the corporate […]

Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Plumbing and Pipe Leaks?

26 Jan
Home Insurance Cover Plumbing

There are few things worse than coming home to a room full of water thanks to a broken or leaking pipe. While your homeowners insurance policy will absolutely cover most sudden and unexpected water damage due to a plumbing malfunction or a broken pipe, if the damage occurred gradually due to a slow and constant […]

Will Florida Legislators Stop Insurance Fraud

22 Jan
Florida Homeowners Insurance Claim Reform

As the new year takes off, insurance companies do not seem confident that Florida lawmakers will be able to pass legislation that will help fight insurance fraud, which is currently the insurance industry’s most important issue. So far a solution to the problem has eluded Florida lawmakers mainly because insurance companies and trial lawyer groups […]

NC Says No to Homeowners’ Insurance “temporary” Rate Hike

18 Jan
NC homeowners insurance rate hikes

Homeowners in North Carolina recently received a temporary reprieve from the requested 18.7% increase for homeowners rates. The insurance Commissioner, who has final say on rate hikes rejected the rate increase that had been made by insurance companies writing policies in the state. While the Insurance Commissioner rejected the 18.7% increase, it may just be […]

Citizen Expected to Increase Florida Homeowners Insurance Rates

29 Dec
Citizens Increasing Home Insurance Rates

Residents of the Sunshine state who use the state created insurance company Citizen Property Insurance to insure their property will be seeing on average a 6.6 percent increase in their multi-peril coverage next year. In some areas, the increase could be much higher. The rate increase has been pushed back three months to May 1st […]