Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
It’s resulting in calls to reimagine the costs of homeowners insurance (Image generated by AI in Midjourney) As the planet warms and extreme weather intensifies, the rising cost of homeowners insurance is stopping real estate deals in their tracks. Some insurers say catastrophe risk is part of the business, part of the job.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Real estate data company StreetWire has partnered with Northern California MLS MetroList to produce an insurance product called Home Value Lock. It’s designed to protect homeowners from declining home values. Someone buys a house for $500,000 but then decides to sell due to a job relocation or an expanding family.
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Housing Wire
OCTOBER 4, 2023
As major home insurance carriers are increasingly pulling back their coverage options in disaster-prone areas, hundreds of thousands of people are moving to state-sponsored “last resort” insurance plans originally designed to offer a temporary fix. The plans were designed to be temporary safety nets,” the Journal report reads.
Housing Wire
MARCH 28, 2024
Florida is reckoning with a severe homeowners insurance crisis. The recent surge in both the frequency and intensity of hurricanes that have battered the state has prompted numerous insurers and reinsurers to exit the market , leaving Florida homeowners grappling with skyrocketing premiums and limited coverage options.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Three sources, who have asked to remain anonymous, have confirmed to HousingWire that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has run out of liability insurance funds. NAR’s insurance policy is tapped out, and there are no funds available for REALTOR Associations and MLSs for legal defense costs,” Hahn wrote.
Housing Wire
JUNE 4, 2024
With flood insurance premiums commanding ever-higher prices, a U.S. senator recently described a hardship faced by a constituent who endured challenges with higher flood insurance costs while keeping a reverse mortgage in good standing. That’s on top of what they pay for homeowners insurance.” Bill Cassidy (R-La.).
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 6, 2022
Insurance Office of America (IOA) is integrating SimplyIOA, an insurtech company with a fully integrated digital platform for comparing, quoting and purchasing homeowners insurance online quickly. SimplyIOA is designed for seamless integration into point-of-sale systems, loan origination servicing and self-servicing platforms.
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