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Is a homeowners insurance crisis heading to California?

March 6, 2023March 2, 2023 Marc

Louisiana and Florida area already scrambling to keep their industries alive, but is California next? As premiums have been rapidly climbing in various parts of the industry in California, experts are starting to wonder if it will be the next state facing a homeowners insurance crisis. State legislators are pushing Commissioner Ricardo Lara to take action to support residents. Condominium policy premiums have been climbing particularly fast in the state. A number of state legislators have written to Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in a push to take action to support…

Florida home insurance rates to spike by June, say industry experts

February 22, 2023February 21, 2023 G. Turner

Experts are warning property owners to prepare for premiums as high as 20-25 percent higher. Rising home insurance rates are nothing new for property owners in Florida, but industry experts are still warning that preparing for a substantial hike this year is a good idea, as rates could rise by as much as 20 to 25 percent by June. The state has been in crisis as severe storms become more frequent and inflation drives up prices. Former Citizens Property Insurance Chief Risk Officer John Rollins shared some insight into the…

State Farm insurance company provides customers with free Ting sensors

February 17, 2023February 15, 2023 G. Turner

The insurer is distributing more than one million devices in an effort to help prevent electrical fires. State Farm insurance company has announced that it’s offering its policyholders over one million free Ting sensors as a part of a strategy to reduce the risk of electrical fires. The smart sensor provides home electricity monitoring to help spot hazards that could spark a fire. The insurance company is offering over one million of the Ting sensors to its customers to help those policyholders to be able to detect hazards in their…

As floodwaters rise in California, flood insurance covers few homeowners

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 Nordstrom

Flood insurance - Home near rising waters

Rainstorms have been soaking the state, placing property owners at risk of uncovered water damage. Throughout the entire state of California, only about 230,000 homes and other properties are covered by flood insurance policies. This coverage is not included in standard home policies, leaving Californians vulnerable. Therefore, only about 2 percent of California properties have flood insurance coverage against rising waters from storms such as those that have been soaking the state in recent weeks. For most of the properties that are covered, the federal government is the insurer. About…

Louisiana home insurance special session called by Governor John Bel Edwards

January 25, 2023January 24, 2023 G. Turner

The governor is hoping this special legislative session will set the state up to overcome its crisis. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has called a special session of the state Legislature to take control over the home insurance crisis. The session is slated to start on January 30 and will continue until no later than February 5. The governor’s move aligns with Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon’s statement made to a key legislative committee last Friday, when he said that a special session will be critical to overcoming the property and…

Louisiana faces home insurance “crisis” as more companies leave

January 20, 2023January 18, 2023 G. Turner

Over 20 insurers have exited the state or have gone bankrupt within the last two years. Thousands of Louisiana residents are struggling to find affordable home insurance coverage as insurers continue to leave the state following years of catastrophic storms. The storms have been increasing in both frequency and intensity, leaving expensive damage behind. Louisiana has been the center of the destruction and devastation left behind by several major storms in recent years. As a result, the cost of doing business in the state has been skyrocketing for home insurance…

Insurance losses hit $120 billion in 2022 due to hurricanes and flooding

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 H. Cutner

Insurance losses Flooding damage Flodded roads

The US and Australia were the countries that contributed some of the biggest disaster costs. In 2022, Hurricane Ian in the United States and the flooding that struck Australia were among the leading drivers of insurance losses, according to Munich Re. This is contributing to a trend that connected with the intensity and frequency of disasters from climate change. The insurance losses from natural catastrophes last year reached about $120 billion in 2022, which was comparable to 2021, though still fell short of the record-breaking damages that occurred in 2017,…