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Fewer firefighters won’t necessarily raise rates
As the number of people providing fire protection in Muncie is looking to go down, a question comes up over the matter of casualty insurance.
Namely, are property owners going to see skyrocketing home and business insurance hikes because Muncie Fire Department has 20, versus 29, firefighters on duty every minute of the day? Or if… »
Insurance Rates Must Go Up
With the start of the hurricane season just a few weeks away, a leading Florida consumer advocate joined independent agents at a press conference today to warn that property insurance rates need to be raised if insurers are going to be able to pay claims on time or at all in the event a major… »
Insurance rates draw opposition
Hundreds of Texas Coast residents came to the Capitol on Tuesday to oppose insurance rate hikes the House Insurance Committee will soon consider.
State Rep. John Smithee was not surprised. The Amarillo Republican has chaired the House Insurance Committee since 1995 and has seen how passionate coastal residents feel about the insurance rate issue.
Smithee’s committee is… »
Visalia Flood Map Opens Deluge of Anger
Many residents are upset their insurance rates are increasing.
In June nearly 9,000 properties in Visalia will officially fall into a 100 year flood… »
Legislators OK increases in home insurance rates
Florida lawmakers on Friday passed sweeping property insurance legislation that would allow home and condominium insurers to boost statewide rates by up to 10 percent.
Gov. Charlie Crist has voiced concern about rate increases but is not expected to veto the… »
NC Judge Clears Way for Home Insurance Rate Changes
A Wake County judge has cleared the way for homeowners insurance rates to drop in nearly three dozen western North Carolina counties and soar along the coast starting… »
Home insurance rates on the rise for our area
If you own a home in our area, your homeowners insurance is about to go up. Depending on where you live, the increase could be… »