by Admin | Oct 22, 2014 | Natural Disasters
Awareness of the risks facing coastal properties from storm surges has increased dramatically in the last few years, largely as a result of a handful of high-profile storms. Claims Journal interviewed local residents and insurance industry stakeholders for a look back...
by Admin | Oct 20, 2014 | Residential
Halloween can expose homeowners to a number of different liabilities. A home may catch fire from a fallen candle, become the target of a random act of vandalism, or a trick or treater could fall on the front steps.To be prepared for the big night, homeowners should...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2014 | Residential
Tendencies within the California housing market have resulted in pundits predicting that fewer investors and more traditional home buyers will be pushing the sector forward next year as prices flatten and the sales of homes rise slightly. Additionally, an...
by Admin | Oct 14, 2014 | Insurance
The three largest home insurers in Texas have successfully imposed marked rate hikes on numerous policyholders despite the protests of a state consumer advocate. Furthermore, Texas' insurance commissioner, Julia Rathgeber, has been conspicuously taciturn about...
by Admin | Oct 9, 2014 | Residential
With the effects of the Great Recession still lingering throughout the American economy and the leading roll the crashing housing market played in the collapse, speculation about another bubble remains constant but largely unfounded. Historically low interest rates...
