Personal Lines

Getting Warmer: Insurance and Climate Change

The accelerating rise in global temperatures is increasing the likelihood of extreme weather events, leading prominent members of the insurance industry to start taking climate change seriously.

Are Your Homeowners Clients Adequately Prepared for Water Losses?

Considering water damage is the leading cause of property losses for homeowners, it’s crucial to help your personal lines clients not only obtain the right insurance coverage, but also take important risk mitigation steps to prevent claims from happening

From the Front Lines: Homeowners

Independent agent Heather Brummels is noticing that a lot of baby boomers are moving their homeowners insurance away from captive agents. “Many of these folks are starting to shop around to find equivalent and sometimes better coverage for a lower premium

Does an HO-3 Cover Family Members Living Separately in a Duplex?

A named insured owns a duplex, where she lives in one unit and her son and his wife live in the other unit rent-free. Do the son and daughter-in-law have coverage for their contents and liability under the mom’s HO-3 policy, or do they need to purchase th

Travelers Teams Up with Amazon for Digital Storefront

Recently, Travelers announced a new collaboration with Amazon to create the insurance industry’s first digital storefront, offering smart home kits and homeowners insurance at discounted prices.

State of Emergency: A Fire that Never Goes Out

Six of the 10 largest wildfires in California’s history occurred in the past decade, and nine of those 10 happened this century. The effect on the Golden State’s homeowners insurance market has been nothing short of cataclysmic.

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