Florida Insurers Defend Increases in Home Rates
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Facing accusations of price gouging, insurance company executives said that they had been forced to raise rates to offset losses and prepare for the possibility of more frequent hurricanes in the future.
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A new Web site helps consumers protect themselves from excessive fees that can drive up the price of a home.
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The rising cost of homeowner's insurance, a simmering problem on Cape Cod for two years, is approaching the boiling point up and down the Massachusetts coast, according to insurance agents and state lawmakers.
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A growing number of insurance companies are adding high windstorm damage deductibles to homeowner policies.
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New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week to their highest level in four months even though mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Doctors and lawyers have warred for years over why medical malpractice insurance rates are so high. Tuesday, they got a sense of what the public thinks.
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Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly yesterday appealed a regulator's decision allowing the state's home insurer of last resort to raise premiums 25 percent on Cape Cod and the islands and an average of 12.4 percent across the state.
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Mortgage rates in the US increase, and short-term rates rise overseas.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) - The costs of Hurricane Charley in Florida to the insurance industry were becoming clearer on Thursday after two major Swiss insurers estimated their claims stemming from the storm last week.
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XL Capital Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd., companies that help insurers spread risk, said their businesses may benefit from Hurricane Ivan, the third storm in a month that threatens Florida with billions of dollars in damage.
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New applications for U.S. home loans  rose, spurred by a rise in mortgage refinancings last week as  30-year mortgage rates eased to their lowest level since early  April, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Mortgage lenders have hit back at accusations that they are responsible for the rapid rise in house prices.
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Shares of financial services firms helped lead the broader market higher Tuesday as investors were encouraged that insurance companies saw less damage from Hurricane Frances than originally feared.
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MIAMI -- When Gov. Charlie Crist (R) took office a year ago, he quickly turned his attention to Florida's deepening hurricane insurance crisis.
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The Labor Department said Thursday that claims, reflecting the impact of hurricanes in Florida, increased by a seasonally adjusted 14,000, to 350,000.
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Though high winds and flooding  generated billions of dollars in damage in Florida, Hurricane  Frances is expected to be less costly for insurers than feared,  analysts and industry officials said on Monday.
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The weekly survey from mortgage company Freddie Mac had rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages inching higher this week, up to an average 5.82 percent from last week&#39;s 5.81 percent.