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Trenton, NJ - November 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Taking action to save homeowners money following Hurricane Sandy, Governor Chris Christie signed Executive Order 107, prohibiting insurance companies from imposing costly hurricane deductibles on New...

Albany, NY - November 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York homeowners will not have to pay potentially large hurricane deductibles on insurance claims stemming from damage caused by Monday’s storm.

COLUMBUS, OH - October 19, 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. T...

Trenton, NJ - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Recent disasters such as Tropical Storm Irene, the wildfires in southern New Jersey and the apartment building fire in Woodbridge all call attention to the vital role that homeowners and renter’s in...

New York, NY - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Saturday, September 15th, the State of New York Mortgage Agency - SONYMA, hosted its second "Welcome Home, New York" event for first-time homebuyers at Asbury First United Methodist Church in Down...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - September 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Satisfaction improves among customers who bundle other policies with their homeowners policy, contributing to higher overall customer satisfaction with homeowner insurance companies, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. National Homeowners Insurance Study^SM released today

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.