Tag: texas

Half of Arkansas Under Exceptional Drought
Aug 10, 2012 · 2 min read
The various weather services which serve the United States all say that El Niño is coming within the next two months. For some people along…
FEMA Says: TX Fire Victims Need Flood Insurance
Dec 15, 2011 · 1 min read
This may seem counter-intuitive, but FEMA is advising the survivors of last spring and summers’ wildfires in Texas to consider flood insurance on their homes…
Farmers to Raise Homeowners Rates in Texas
Oct 12, 2011 · 1 min read
The Dallas Morning News is reporting that Farmers Insurance is planning to raise the rates on homeowners insurance and Texas by almost ten percent in…
Texas Nixes State Farm’s Catastrophe Request
Sep 27, 2011 · 1 min read
State Farm Insurance’s catastrophe determination petition, made in response to wildfires that have been charring much of the state all month, has been denied by…
State Farm Requesting Changes on Texas Homeowners Coverage
Sep 16, 2011 · 1 min read
Stae Farm Insurance filed a notice requesting a rate hike averaging 10 percent across the state in Texas homeowners insurance rates, but company officials were…
Texas Wildfires Still Burning
Apr 20, 2011 · 1 min read
From flooding to hailstorms to fire, it seems the central United States can’t catch a break this week. In today’s installment of Environmental Hazards and…
Texas Says, “We’ll Help You Shop Around”
Mar 24, 2011 · 1 min read
The Texas legislature recently filed two separate bills that would require insurance companies to be more forthcoming with customers with regard to rate increase information,…
11 Texas Cities Made Safer from Fires
Sep 30, 2010 · 2 min read
Elderly and low income residents of eleven Texas cities (Amarillo, Edinburg, El Paso, Farmers Branch, Galveston, Glenn Heights, Longview, Mansfield, McKinney, New Braunfels, and Wichita…
Home Burglaries Up 9% in Texas, Allstate Says
Jul 15, 2010 · 1 min read
Homeowners in Texas may want to consider boosting their homeowners insurance polices, and re-evaluating their inventory lists after reading this: Allstate Insurance has shared that…