October 17, 2024 Law360’s Guide To The 2024 Insurance Commissioner Races Voters around the country are gearing up to head to the polls, reading up on candidates’ policies and checking their registration statuses, but in four states, voters will also cast their… Read more.
October 16, 2024 Why Insurance Rates for New York Property Owners Are Soaring Policies are harder to find and costlier when they are available for homeowners who are struggling to stay above water. Logan Browne thought he already experienced sticker shock from his Bushwick condo building’s insurance rate tripling last year. Then, this summer, the insurance company dropped…
October 7, 2024 Hit by Disaster? How to Get What You Deserve From Insurers or FEMA If your home was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Helene, the most daunting challenge may still be ahead: Getting your insurance company, or the federal government, to give you the money you’re entitled to receive. That process can be infuriating and baffling, and it comes…
May 15, 2024 Bach Talk: Skyfall(out) – Aerial photos impacting property insurance One of the tools property insurance companies are using to screen potential and existing customers are aerial images captured by satellites and drones of homes, surroundings and roof conditions. When the images show damage or hazards, they can trigger a non-renewal or rejected application. This…
February 9, 2024 Bach Talk: CALIFORNIA HOME INSURANCE UPDATE – 2024 The following is an update on the California home insurance situation from the non-profit consumer organization, United Policyholders, (“UP”). UP is working hard to help California property owners stay insured and financially protected despite unprecedented availability and affordability challenges in the current marketplace. Insurers are…
February 5, 2024 Bach Talk: An insured future depends on bold public/private innovation By Amy Bach, Executive Director, United Policyholders So far 2024 has brought more bad news for property owners, public officials, lenders and home builders on the insurance availability and affordability fronts with non-renewals, scant options and high premiums. Front page news across the country. Rate…