Despite the downturn in the real estate market, Old Republic Home Protection continues to expand their business through a mix of strategic planning and wise allocation of resources. At a time when many competitors in the home warranty industry are reducing staff and consolidating their sales focus, ORHP has announced a reorganization of their Regions [...]
Just as the real estate market nationwide is being flooded with more and more foreclosures, purchasers are increasingly concerned with the potential drawbacks of purchasing a foreclosed home, despite the often extremely discounted sale price.
A home in foreclosure is generally sold in “as-is” condition, with no home inspection and/or no available history on the home’s [...]
Mich.Gold Shield Home Protection (http://www.goldshieldhomeprotection.com) today announced the first real estate program of its kind: a joint venture that offers an innovative home warranty program designed to help brokers earn more money while providing a private labeled home protection plan to their buyers and sellers.
Unlike any other home warranty plan, this program enables brokers to [...]
Billy Jensen, president and CEO of Concord, CA-based Fidelity National Home Warranty Company and 25-year veteran of the home warranty and insurance industries, has been elected president of the Home Warranty Association of California (HWAC).
Jensen succeeds Mark Lightfoot of American Home Shield as HWAC president.
Joining Jensen as new officers of HWAC are Lorna Mello of [...]
In unpredictable economic and financial environment, directors and officers, now more than ever, realize the need for personal asset protection. Travelers Bond & Financial Products introduces its enhanced Broad Form PLUS+SM Directors and Officers Liability policy. When other sources of indemnity are unavailable or unable to respond, this policy offers superior personal asset protection for [...]
Genworth Financial, Inc. said today that its U.S. Mortgage Insurance division was making recapture tax protection available on all Genworth insured primary loans with participating Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs).
The new program covers HFA borrowers for nine years, reimbursing them up to $6,000 on any federal recapture tax they might incur in selling their homes.
“This protection [...]
Eight members from St. Louis area Boys & Girls Clubs will experience a once-in-a-lifetime moment as they take to the field with eight of the biggest sluggers in Major League Baseball during the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday, July 13 at Busch Stadium for a chance to win $50,000 for a teen [...]
The New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance announced June 30, 2009, that effective August 1, 2009, real estate title insurance premiums would rise by 10.7 percent overall. Additionally, the remittance rates from title agencies to underwriters increased from 19 percent to 20 percent for residential properties. A new rate schedule has yet to be released.
This ruling [...]
The ABC-TV Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s rebuilding of a home for a Suffield, Conn. family will bring community members together from across the state, united in the goal to help a family in need. Joining this effort is local health service company CIGNA, which will send volunteer employees for worksite cleanup on Monday, June 29, [...]
FINEOS Corporation, a global provider of innovative enterprise software solutions for insurance, announced the findings of the Protection Review survey carried out for the Personal Finance Society (PFS) and sponsored by FINEOS. The survey offers a snapshot of the protection market and the results help the life insurance industry develop the right solutions to meet [...]
