Tag: homeowners insurance claims

Homeowners insurance premiums in Minnesota need only one claim to spike

G. Turner
Home prices are down but insurance prices are up!

The cost of the coverage within the state will jump after even a single claim has been made. According to the results of a recent study, filing just one claim is enough to cause the premiums for a homeowners insurance policy to skyrocket in the state of Minnesota, which was the highest rate of increase in the country following one claim. In fact, the research showed that after a claim, the average increase in premiums was 21.2 percent. That figure is according to a homeowners insurance report that was issued…

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Homeowners insurance claims from sinkholes rising in Florida

G. Turner
Florida Sinkhole Homeowners Insurance

The increase in this type of damage is starting to make a mark on several of the state’s industries. Although sinkholes have always been around, there has been a sudden increase in the number of homeowners insurance claims relating to their damage throughout Florida, causing engineers, scientists, real estate developers, and other experts at a difficult conflict. Many believe that it is the activity of humans that is causing this spike in sink holes. There are some geological experts that have stated that they feel that there is a growing…

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Homeowners insurance reminder issued by State Farm about multiple claims

H. Cutner
homeowners insurance policy multiple claims

The insurer released this statement because many policyholders feel it should work like a bank account. State Farm has issued a reminder to homeowners insurance policyholders to help them to keep in mind that a policy is not the same as a bank account, so the premiums being paid are not an amount that is being amassed so that it will be guaranteed to be available later on. The statement was made in response to many policyholders’ shock when it didn’t function as a savings account. This has become quite…

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Homeowners insurance claims from West should be sent to FEMA if unresolved

Julie Campbell
West Texas fertilizer plant explosion - homeowners insurance

Officials are urging residents to send their claim paperwork to the organization for assistance. Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have made an announcement to the residents of West who were affected by the blast and who have unresolved or declined auto, business, or homeowners insurance claims. FEMA is seeking the settlement or denial letters for its Disaster Recovery Center to send federal aid. They are asking business, auto, and homeowners insurance policyholders to send this documentation sooner, rather than later, so that the federal aid claims can…

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Homeowners insurance claims from Oklahoma tornado could exceed Joplin

Julie Campbell
Homeowners insurance losses oklahoma tornado

The state commissioner has reported that the damage caused by the E5 will be in the billions of dollars. John Doak, the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, has stated that it is likely that the tornado that struck the Oklahoma City suburb will generate homeowners insurance claims that will be higher than the twister that hit Joplin, Missouri in 2011. Doak stated that Joplin’s storm caused about $3 billion in damage, and that “This will likely exceed that.” The commissioner made his statement after having toured the devastated area. He said that…

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