Insurance

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is now accepting applications for the 2012 NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE). The awards program recognizes home builders and contractors who have developed and implemented high quality workplace safety programs, and also honors government officials and NAHB-affiliated associations who work to advance safety in the home building industry.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- American businesses rely upon the availability and affordability of terrorism risk insurance and it’s a vital component of most commercial real estate transactions, the National Association of Realtors® said in testimony today

ATLANTA - September 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hurricane Isaac survivors in Mississippi who had property losses in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson or Pearl River counties should register for federal disaster assistance even if they have insurance.

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in five Louisiana parishes who sustained property damage as a result of Hurricane Isaac are urged to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency...

COLUMBUS - August 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced Ohio’s 2011 average auto and homeowners insurance rates were again among the most competitive in the United States. The De...

August 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall urged homeowners in and around the High Park Fire and Waldo Canyon Fire burn areas to purchase federal flood insurance before waivers for the normal 30-day waiting period for coverage expires. The deadli...

Jackson - August 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- When packing up to evacuate the coast Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney urges homeowners to take steps to protect their homes until the danger of Tropical Storm Isaac has passed and they c...

COLUMBUS, OH - August 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio insurance consumers can now more easily and accurately maintain inventory of their possessions and exchange information after an auto accident without compromising their identity with free myHom...

Madison, WI - August 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel has appointed Brynn Bruijn-Hansen as the Insurance Program Manager of the Local Government Property Insurance Fund (Fund).

DENTON, TX - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Caldwell Parish, Louisiana homeowners, business and residential renters, and business owners who do not have flood insurance are encouraged to buy coverage now to get the best possible premiums before ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Congresswoman McCarthy announced today that FEMA has agreed to their call for an extension of the low-cost preferred risk flood insurance policies for Nassau County property owners. Under the existing flood insurance program, homeowners who live in an area designated as a flood zone are required to purchase flood insurance.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, FEMA announced the extension of the Preferred Risk Policy eligibility under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until further notice, as the Agency completes a study and analysis of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, signed into law by President Obama on July 6, 2012.

TALLAHASSEE, FlL - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a home improvement store are teaming up this week to provide information on cleaning up and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby.

DENTON, TX - August 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Le Flore County, Oklahoma homeowners, business and residential renters and business owners who do not have flood flood insurance rate maps go into effect.

July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Friday, July 13, the Texas Department of Insurance began receiving hundreds of emails from consumers all across Texas addressed to Commissioner Kitzman. The messages were identical and contained comments and sugge...

TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- While survivors finish repairs to their homes or find a new place to live, money may be available to help them pay for a clean and safe place to stay.

Washington D.C. - July 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In testimony filed today, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) called for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) to require Praetorian Insurance Company to cut homeowners’ insurance r...

WASHINGTON, DC - June 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) is working to protect residents of more than 1,800 New Jersey homes from a major flood insurance rate hike. The Senate is currently debating a bill to reform ...

Albany, NY - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has ordered insurers offering force-placed insurance in New York to submit proposals for new premium rates after...

TRENTON - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Although the dry conditions that led to wildfires that burned more than 1,000 acres in New Jersey last month have lessened, wildfires remain a pervasive threat to residents living in rural and heavily wooded...