Homes Burned, Evacuations Ordered in California Wildfire June 5, 2020 A grass fire burning northeast of San Francisco destroyed or damaged about a dozen homes Wednesday and prompted evacuations of...
Ohio’s Root Insurance Now Offering Homeowners Coverage June 3, 2020 Columbus, Ohio-based insurtech, Root Insurance, has launched Root Home, a homeowners insurance program that is available in 13 states. Root...
Homeowners Insurtech Openly Expands into Kentucky June 1, 2020 Openly Insurance, a tech-forward company that specializes in premium homeowners insurance, is expanding into Kentucky, the fifth state it is...
Pennsylvania High Court Says Insurer Has Duty to Defend in Shooting Case May 4, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that an insurer has a duty to defend its insured’s estate in a personal...
Velocity Risk Unveils New Coastal Homeowners Product for Florida, Texas April 29, 2020 Velocity Risk Underwriters LLC has expanded its insurance products for homeowners in coastal areas of Florida and Texas. The company...
Insurer Responsible for Liability Claims Despite Uninsured Premises Exclusion March 13, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that an insurer is responsible for paying liability claims resulting from the improper...
Homeowners Insurtech Openly Expands Into Tennessee February 7, 2020 Openly Inc., an insurtech backed by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, has gone live in Tennessee. The addition of...
Delaware Court Says Insurance Doesn’t Cover Attacker in School Fight January 31, 2020 By Randall Chase Delaware’s Supreme Court has overturned a judge’s ruling that an insurance company must extend liability coverage to a teenager who...
Branch Launches in Missouri, Offering Home, Auto Insurance January 23, 2020 Columbus, Ohio-based Branch has launched statewide in Missouri, offering home and auto insurance. Branch said using technology and automation it...
California Department of Insurance Issues Revised Plan of Operation for FAIR Plan December 19, 2019 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comments from a FAIR Plan official. The battle between the California Department...