Helping Homeowners Buy Insurance: Rating the States Report

The Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at Rutgers Law School announces its report, Helping Homeowners Buy Insurance: Rating the States. The report explains what state insurance departments should be doing to provide information to homeowners insurance consumers and ranks every state against those standards. Some key findings:

Insurance law scholars workshop convenes

The annual (at least pre-pandemic) workshop for insurance law scholars convenes this week at Rutgers Law School in Camden. The workshop gives scholars an opportunity to present works-in-progress at all stages, from well-developed papers to rough ideas. It’s always a lively exchange and a rare opportunity for community-building and fellowship among insurance law academics.This year’s… continue reading

RU InsureScore launches!

After every major disaster, many homeowners are shocked to learn that their homeowners insurance fails to pay for their losses. The same is true in everyday events; a plumbing leak that causes thousands of dollars of damage may not be covered under homeowners insurance. The Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at Rutgers Law aims to change… continue reading

Policyholders are still confused about what home insurance covers

According to a recent survey by Goosehead Insurance, Inc., 41% of policyholders consider getting the best coverage the top priority when shopping for home insurance. But here’s the problem: The survey also  reports that 65% of policyholders said they “have no idea what my home insurance fully covers.” Confusion reigns, and harsh consequences follow. According… continue reading