August 5, 2016
North Carolina’s insurance commissioner had plenty of justification to reject a request by insurers to raise homeowners’ premiums by an average of 25 percent, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. Instead, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin imposed a zero-percent overall …
September 15, 2014
The Texas insurance commissioner has allowed the three largest home insurers to impose significant rate hikes on many policyholders despite the objections of a state consumer advocate. Insurance Commissioner Julia Rathgeber can reject any new rates that are deemed excessive …
July 15, 2014
Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor says Ohio’s average auto and homeowners insurance rates remain among the lowest in the country despite recent increases. In 2013, the average rate for the top 10 private passenger auto and …
December 19, 2013
Texas homeowners are no longer paying the highest insurance rates in the country, a distinction that now goes to Florida residents, according to an annual report released by an industry association. But the report released Monday by the National Association …
August 23, 2013
The St. Landry Parish Council has agreed to delay action on a request from residents in a rural subdivision near Sunset to change their fire protection district to obtain better service and lower home insurance rates. Before voting on the …