May 26, 2015
A Union, S.C., woman is accused of setting fire to her mobile home with her two cats still inside. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports the Union County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 28-year-old April Lynn Hudson May 21. Deputies …
December 29, 2014
Almost half (43 percent) of Hispanics without renters insurance think they cannot afford it but they overestimate the cost, a new survey shows. Eighty-eight percent of respondents in the Hispanic market survey by State Farm overestimate what a typical renters …
October 6, 2014
The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) says the percentage of renters buying renters insurance has been falling nationally in recent years even as premiums become more affordable. According to a 2014 Insurance Information Institute poll conducted by ORC International, only …
December 11, 2013
An insurance agent in central Illinois says he’s noticing an increase in the number of inquiries about renters’ insurance following the deadly November tornadoes. The (Peoria) Journal-Star reports one of the newly insured is Jesse Hunter. Washington man and his …
November 13, 2013
The Arbella Insurance Group has expanded Carpartment insurance to Connecticut, via Bearingstar Insurance agents. Designed to help make renter’s insurance policies simpler and more affordable, Carpartment offers discounts to tenants who insure their cars with Arbella. According to Jim Hyatt, …
September 30, 2013
Insurance agents who only focus on homeowners insurance customers are missing a golden opportunity to build long-term relationships with renter customers as their insurance needs grow due to life or circumstance changes—such as having a family or purchasing a home …
May 7, 2013
Esurance announced it is now offering renters insurance to new and existing customers in Oklahoma. Oklahomans who are renting or leasing a condo, home, or apartment can add the coverage to their auto insurance quote or existing auto policy. By …
March 7, 2013
The Arbella Insurance Group has launched Carpartment insurance, which offers discounts to renters insurance customers who insure their cars with Arbella. “Renter’s insurance is carried by only 31 percent of tenants nationwide, and many of the uninsured have no idea …
December 18, 2012
New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Acting Commissioner Ken Kobylowski is offering advice to consumers in an effort to help explain the Sandy claims process. The regulator said that so far, more than 458,000 New Jersey homeowner’s, auto, business …
August 22, 2012
As college students return to campus to begin the new academic year, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine reminds families to create a “dorm room inventory” for insurance purposes. “Many college students head to campus hauling a costly array of personal …