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Insurance companies rely on aerial images to ditch risky properties 

Housing Wire

Insurance companies are leveraging aerial images of homes to drop properties deemed too risky, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Insurance companies use drones, manned airplanes and high-altitude balloons to take pictures of almost every building in the U.S., most of the time without the owner’s knowledge. population.

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As insurance costs rise, Florida homeowners are given a new option

Housing Wire

Florida is reckoning with a severe homeowners insurance crisis. The recent surge in both the frequency and intensity of hurricanes that have battered the state has prompted numerous insurers and reinsurers to exit the market , leaving Florida homeowners grappling with skyrocketing premiums and limited coverage options.

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Another homeowners’ insurance carrier leaves California

Housing Wire

Homeowners in California now have even fewer choices in homeowners insurance carriers. The Hartford Financial Services Group , better known as The Hartford, announced Wednesday that it would no longer issue new homeowners insurance policies in California starting in February 2024. Unitrin Auto and Home Insurance Co.

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NAR runs out of liability insurance coverage: Sources

Housing Wire

Three sources, who have asked to remain anonymous, have confirmed to HousingWire that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has run out of liability insurance funds. NAR’s insurance policy is tapped out, and there are no funds available for REALTOR Associations and MLSs for legal defense costs,” Hahn wrote.

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Rising home insurance costs are adding pressure for buyers: Insurify

Housing Wire

The dream of homeownership is becoming increasingly elusive for many Americans as both home prices and insurance premiums are on the rise. Homeowners insurance premiums are climbing too. The average cost of insuring a $300,000 property surged by 12% in 2023, reaching $1,770 per year, according to a recent Insurify report.

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Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

Housing Wire

Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation between unemployment and delinquency rates, some homeownership costs — including insurance — have increased significantly over the past two or three years, which has had a strong financial impact on homeowners.

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As insurers flee disaster-prone areas, homeowners turn to ‘last resort’ insurers

Housing Wire

As major home insurance carriers are increasingly pulling back their coverage options in disaster-prone areas, hundreds of thousands of people are moving to state-sponsored “last resort” insurance plans originally designed to offer a temporary fix. The plans were designed to be temporary safety nets,” the Journal report reads. “As

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