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Federal Home Loan System Neglects the Buyers Who Need It Most, Analysis Finds

(Bloomberg) — The tiny town of Drew, Mississippi, has been left behind by the modern economy. Most businesses along its lone main street are shuttered, so it’s hard to buy a cup of coffee or groceries. Stray dogs zigzag through …

Policygenius Finds Average Home Insurance Prices Up 21%

Online insurance marketplace Policygenius has found that home insurance premiums at renewal increased 21% on average from May 2022 to May 2023. The state that saw the highest average increase for homeowners insurance during the time period analyzed by Policygenius …

Delos in California Raises $7.3M in Seed Extension Round Led by IA Capital Group

Delos Insurance Solutions in California announced a $7.3 million seed extension round, enabling the managing general agent’s expansion in the California homeowners’ insurance market. The seed extension round was led by IA Capital Group. Participation in the round included Blue …

Fire Restrictions Across Much Of Western Nevada Lifted After Six Weeks

Cooler temperatures and increasing moisture levels allowed state and federal public land managers last week to lift fire restrictions that have been in place across much of western Nevada since late July. An unusually mild wildfire season, combined with the …

After Countrywide Pause, InsurTech Hippo Slowly Reemerging Next Week

A profitability problem that would have otherwise taken insurtech Hippo half a year to correct is on the mend after just 30 days, the chief executive officer said at an investor conference Thursday. Speaking at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods …

Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires

After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month`s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and business owners told a …

Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires

After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month`s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and business owners told a …

Things to Know About Lawsuits and Tourism a Month After Fire Leveled a Hawaii Community

Nearly a month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people, authorities on Maui are working their way through a list of the missing that has grown almost as quickly as names have …

US Homebuyers Weigh Climate Risk in Picking a House, Zillow Says

More than four in five US homebuyers are factoring in climate risks when they shop for a new house, according to a new survey by real estate firm Zillow. Some 83% of respondents said they weighed at least one climate …

NC Appeals Court: Trial Needed After Agent Failed to Disclose Pond on Property

A North Carolina insurance agent will have to return to court to determine if he or the client acted negligently by failing to disclose details about an insured’s property, the state’s Court of Appeals decided Monday. In Daniel Jones vs. …