insurance

A company that started selling renters’ insurance in New York, then expanded nationwide, is set to start operating outside the U.S. for the first...

Real estate lenders and investors are ignoring the rising threat that climate change poses in Florida, which could spell disaster for the state’s economy,...

It’s no secret that coastal homes are becoming more vulnerable to extreme weather and other effects of climate change. But the cost of living...

Last year’s deadly wildfires that cut across parts of California caused billions of dollars in real estate damage, and led insurance companies to raise...

The rental insurance startup Jetty has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois, the company announced...

Miami has been hit with hurricanes and Los Angeles has endured devastating wildfires. Those are just two cities that have dealt with recent natural...

Hurricane Michael’s damage to property in the Florida’s Panhandle region on Wednesday will provide a fresh test of the state’s unusual property insurance market....

As South Florida braces for hurricane season and as wildfires devastate California, property insurers are increasingly using aerial technology and artificial intelligence to process...

Federal authorities raided the Manhattan office of insurance magnate Alexander Chatfield Burns’ Former Company Southport Lane Management last month, indicating an active criminal investigation...

Anyone who has taken out a home mortgage knows that one of the borrower’s key responsibilities is to pay hazard insurance premiums on the...

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts referred to the terrorism insurance program — on which New York City’s commercial real estate market depends –...

New York homeowners that experienced property damage from Hurricane Sandy, will not have to pay hurricane deductibles, Governor Cuomo announced yesterday. The New York Daily...

It turns out the questionable legality of short-term rentals in New York City is only part of the problem for start-ups that capitalize on demand...

New Yorkers, for the most part, were spared from Hurricane Irene, which was downgraded to a tropical storm from Category 1 hurricane status this...