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Local home insurance rates to rise more than state average – Insurance News

The N.C. Department of Insurance announced it has settled a legal dispute with homeowners insurance companies, ending a proposal that could've seen rates in Columbus County go up by over 60%. While the county's renegotiated rate increase is far lower than what insurance...

‘The devastating fires … underscore the need’

Photo Credit: Getty Images January's devastating wildfires in Southern California have led two Democratic lawmakers to reintroduce a bill that would try to alleviate the nation's home insurance crisis. Throughout the United States, insurance companies have been pulling coverage from existing customers, bumping up...

Fire insurance – it’s getting harder to get, and keep, even in urban areas of Santa Cruz County

Quick Take It’s getting tougher for Californians to get and keep fire insurance, writes Lookout politics columnist Mike Rotkin, and it’s not just people living in fire-prone, forested areas like Bonny Doon and the Santa Cruz Mountains. “People living in downtown Santa Cruz and...

Historic Santa Barbara Neighborhood Pulls Proposal for Federal Designation

This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supporter of local news. To make a contribution go to sbcan.org/journalism_fund. The founding members of the Bungalow Haven Neighborhood Association pulled a proposal to put their...

Mangrove Property gets approval to begin writing home insurance in Florida

Before founding Mangrove, Weinstein served as general counsel and secretary at RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. for...

This new insurer was just approved in Florida

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A new homeowners insurance company is coming to Florida.Mangrove Property Insurance, a start-up based in Florida, has been cleared by the state's Office of Insurance Regulation.WATCH BELOW: Mangrove Insurance CEO says they'll launch in a 'disciplined way' ...