Hurricane Ian results in nearly 8k property insurance complaints to the state
Hurricane Ian results in nearly 8k property insurance complaints to the state

WHAT IS THE PRICE OF PARADISE? As Tampa Bay continues to attract new residents and businesses, the impact of living in paradise comes at a cost for all of us— from the increasing cost of housing and infrastructure to utilities and insurance. ABC Action News…
Insurance company declines to renew homeowners coverage due to Menlo Park house’s age
Insurance company declines to renew homeowners coverage due to Menlo Park house’s age

For years now, California residents have been losing their insurance because of fire risk, but new reasons are starting to emerge as the market has been shaken by several major providers limiting business in the state. Recently, KPIX met with a collection of neighbors in…
Insurance company drops customer saying a ‘drone’ took photos of clutter in yard
Insurance company drops customer saying a ‘drone’ took photos of clutter in yard

Just as wildfire season gets underway, homeowners insurance is becoming more and more scarce. Some companies aren’t writing any new policies, while others are dropping longtime customers. Among them is an East Bay man who was told he lost his insurance — based on photos…
It’s a make-or-break moment for California’s insurance commissioner
It’s a make-or-break moment for California’s insurance commissioner

California has the strongest insurance protections for consumers in the country. It’s time — with top insurers refusing to write new policies in the state — for Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to flex them to tell Big Insurance to back off, advocates say. Allstate Insurance…
Home damaged by this week’s storms? How to file a claim
Home damaged by this week’s storms? How to file a claim

Amy Bach, the founder of United Policyholders, joins Lisa Dent to explain the steps you need to go through if your house was damaged by the severe weather that covered parts of the Chicagoland area this week. Listen to the audio.
House damaged by Chicago storms? Here’s how to get help and file a claim
House damaged by Chicago storms? Here’s how to get help and file a claim

The stress of a storm soon gives way to the stress of repairs. Here’s where experts say you should start. A roaring storm, a tearing roof — and soon, a ticking clock. Homeowners don’t have much time between the immediate stress of a severe weather…
Texas insurance rates on the rise as companies can increase prices immediately
Texas insurance rates on the rise as companies can increase prices immediately

Carl N. Scott of Coppell put a question to The Watchdog: “Has anyone told you how Texas insurance rates have soared?” He told me his homeowner’s policy with Nationwide jumped 64% in one year. Wow! That’s crazy. Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News real estate editor, followed…
Fire victim shares lessons learned as we head into the heart of wildfire season
Fire victim shares lessons learned as we head into the heart of wildfire season

Cedar Fire victim has a list of simple things you can do now to help make sure you’re prepared to quickly evacuate and rebuild if your home is damaged. Firefighters across the county are bracing for the potential of a brutal fire season, but are…
Will the loss of insurance carriers lead to a coverage crisis in California?
Will the loss of insurance carriers lead to a coverage crisis in California?

Californians now have even fewer insurance carriers to choose from, following a recent announcement from Farmers Insurance. The company stated it saw a spike in applications for homeowners insurance and as a result will be limiting the number of new homeowners policies in the state,…
Online tool promotes transparency and accountability from criminal justice data
Online tool promotes transparency and accountability from criminal justice data

Coming soon to all East Baton Rouge residents, an online tool that will track what’s going on in your District Attorney’s office. Commons, a web system that logs all offenders and where they are in the criminal justice process, will give the public the same…
As Global Temperatures Set New Records, Policyholder Advocates Continue to Deny the Science
As Global Temperatures Set New Records, Policyholder Advocates Continue to Deny the Science

We learned this week that July 4’s average global temperature of 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit was the world’s hottest day since at least 1979, when the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction began keeping records, and potentially the hottest in about 125,000 years. And yet, in…
Live in Redding, Shasta County and lost your homeowners insurance? Here’s what to do next.
Live in Redding, Shasta County and lost your homeowners insurance? Here’s what to do next.

Some homeowners in Shasta County are scrambling to find insurance after being dropped by their carrier. In the wake of a decade’s worth of catastrophic wildfires that have cost lives and resulted in billions of dollars in property damage in the state, insurance companies are…
Climate peril, insurance, sand costs: No easy fix in Rodanthe
Climate peril, insurance, sand costs: No easy fix in Rodanthe

Even with the might of government, it can be difficult to force people to remove their houses that are at risk of falling into the ocean. More and more, it’s also proving to be difficult for homeowners to find property insurance that would adequately cover,…
Wildfire Season is Here – Get Prepared!
Wildfire Season is Here – Get Prepared!

Summertime and the living is easy…except that wildfire season’s starting and the leading insurer just announced they’re not selling new policies in California. UP has been busier than ever getting useful tips out to residents of wildfire-vulnerable regions on reducing risk, being prepared and keeping…
What’s the RX for home insurance headaches?
What’s the RX for home insurance headaches?

Rising home insurance prices and shrinking availability have made headlines across the nation in recent weeks, but the situation is not news to UP. It has been developing regionally for years, and we’ve been contributing to solutions through multiple advocacy and consumer help workstreams. The…
Homeowners’ insurance costs are going up amid climate change. Here’s how to lower yours.
Homeowners’ insurance costs are going up amid climate change. Here’s how to lower yours.

Insuring a home isn’t as easy as it used to be. Allstate and State Farm are no longer providing coverage to new customers in California, citing rising costs and wildfire risks. And Farmers Insurance has stopped writing new homeowners policies in hurricane-prone Florida to “effectively…
Homeowners insurance cancellation problems get worse
Homeowners insurance cancellation problems get worse

Homeowners insurance cancelations are becoming all too common, and the competition is dwindling as well. Joe Pochron says he never had made a claim with GEICO, which sold him a bundle of policies including auto. GEICO farmed his homeowners policy out to an insurer named…
Community Foundation of Sarasota County awards nearly $1 million for Hurricane Ian recovery
Community Foundation of Sarasota County awards nearly $1 million for Hurricane Ian recovery

With a new hurricane season underway, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded nearly $1 million to local nonprofits to address the ongoing impacts of Hurricane Ian, with another $720,000 reserved for long-term recovery efforts. Programs receiving support include hurricane survivor advocacy and case…