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Insurtech : Digital Home Insurance Firm Kin Reports $50M Series E At $2B Valuation

Kin, the direct-to-consumer, digital home insurance provider, raised an oversubscribed $50 million Series E financing, at a pre-money valuation of $2 billion. The digital insurance tech firm also closed on a “$200 million debt facility, $145 million of which was used to repay an...

‘A large chunk of … real estate’

As the "home insurance crisis" expands in scope, insurers have warned of liabilities exceeding a trillion dollars in one southern state, according to the Houston Chronicle.What's happening?In December, Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies published a report about the home insurance crisis,...

Property insurance costs climb to new high as climate disasters drive premiums

Sep. 13, 2025 4:05 PM ETAIG, PGR, ALL, MMC, ICE, CB, HIG, CINF, TRVBy: Max Gottlich, SA News EditorU.S. property insurance costs accelerated 4.9% to a new record high in the first half of the year, with homeowners in hurricane- and wildfire-struck states...

Hurricane season and insurance: Citizens insurance 2025 rate changes, who pays more, less – Insurance News

Here's what to know about Citizens’ 2025 rate changes, who pays more and what to know about shopping for a home insurance policy in hurricane season. This article is available to Insider Pro subscribers only. Sign in or register to be an Insider Pro...

Maxwell Frost demands answers on high loss rate of for homeowners entering Citizens arbitration

U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost is pushing for a federal investigation of Florida’s mishandling of the insurance crisis. The Orlando Democrat says an alarming number of policyholders with Citizens Property Insurance, the state-run property insurer of last resort, have been forced into arbitration over claims....

75% of Buyers Are Concerned About Rising Homeowners Insurance Costs: Survey

Nearly 75% of recent and prospective buyers believe that homeowners’ insurance could become unaffordable, according to a new Realtor.com survey. Eighty-eight percent of those surveyed believe they will pay more for homeowners’ insurance in the future,...