Tag: coastal home insurance

Property insurance rate reform may be on its way in North Carolina

H. Cutner
coastal flood property insurance north carolina

Coastal leaders are seeking new ways to settle these rates, underscoring that this will benefit policyholders across the state. In North Carolina, coastal leaders are currently leading an effort to reform the property insurance rate setting process, while still making sure to point out that the legislation that they are proposing would be to the benefit of people across the entire state and not just those who have homes along the coastlines. The reforms would be based on the belief that there is a flaw in the current rate calculation…

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North Carolina homeowners insurance rate increase resistance building

H. Cutner
car insurance rates homeowners

Residents of the state are becoming frustrated and angry about the spike of up to 25 percent. As the cost of North Carolina homeowners insurance comes closer to its August increase of an average of 25 percent, residents are keeping a careful watch on the regulator in the state, which held a public hearing on Friday to give these customers the opportunity to voice their opinions on the prospect that they will be seeing their premiums skyrocket this year. The hearing fell three weeks after the insurers in the state…

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Coastal home insurance costs rising in Massachusetts

H. Cutner
coastal home insurance

This situation is starting to cause concern for officials in the state, where sea levels are a growing problem. Property owners along the seaside and riverside in the state are facing a double level of concern regarding the rising sea levels and the cost of coastal home insurance that is going along with it. The damage caused by Superstorm Sandy is being used as an example of what Massachusetts could one day see. Although the majority of the damage along the coastline was to New York City and New Jersey,…

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Homeowners insurance changes from Citizens could greatly impact coastal properties

H. Cutner
Florida homeowners insurance, Citizens Property

Experts in coverage and in real estate are saying that the homes along the coast could see major changes. According to the homeowners insurance and real estate communities, the reforms to Citizens that have occurred in Florida will have a sizeable impact on the homes located along the southern coast of the state. The legislature has now approved changes that have been designed to reduce the insurer’s enrollment. The reason that Citizens is hoping to considerably reduce the number of people it serves is that its current size makes it…

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Homeowners insurance program created for Alabama coastal residents

Marc
Alabama homeowners insurance

New coverage now available for homes in these regions requiring wind and flood protection. Residents of the coastline in Alabama have been struggling for many years to be able to find high quality comprehensive homeowners insurance that also provides them with protection against wind and flooding. A new program has now been introduced, uniquely within this industry, in order to assist these residents. Homeowners insurance customers in Mobile and Baldwin counties, for example, have struggled to obtain this coverage at an affordable price due to the increased risk that is…

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