Tapped to oversee Dovenmuehle’s insurance department, 30-year industry vet Patricia McCarthy will bring her experience in managing compliance, mortgage operations, loan processing, and customer service departments to her new role.
Read More »Insurers Post 2022 Losses Due to Inflation and Natural Disasters
Fitch Ratings reports that U.S. homeowners’ insurance is poised to post a statutory underwriting loss for 2022 as insurers continue to deal with above-average catastrophe losses and uncertainty from persistently high inflation and macroeconomic volatility.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Remain Relatively Steep Compared to Record Lows
Nationwide, the average payment on a new mortgage is now $2,317 a month, according to a report from LendingTree, with monthly mortgage payments the most expensive in Hawaii, California, and Massachusetts.
Read More »Investment Outlook: Ranking Winter Vacation Home, Investment Property Locations
Vacasa has ranked the top spots nationwide to purchase a winter vacation home and investment property, analyzing which mountain markets delivered the strongest homeowner returns.
Read More »Educating Borrowers on the Loss Draft Process
Michelle Ceaser of SWBC details how to assist borrowers in navigating the loss draft process.
Read More »Jeff Wingate Named EVP of Guaranteed Rate Insurance
As new EVP and Head of Guaranteed Rate Insurance, 30-plus year industry vet will lead a team of more than 200 insurance professionals and focus on organic growth, and mergers and acquisitions.
Read More »Study Shows Americans Ill-Prepared for Flooding
During a time of increased mortgage delinquencies, storm surges can have an even more devastating effect on those who are underinsured, experts say.
Read More »Home Insurance Costs are Rising
The cost of homeowners insurance has increased by 59% in the past decade, but could COVID-19 mitigate some future increases?
Read More »American Homeowners Unprepared for Disaster
With many homeowner finances taking hits , what are the necessary precautions that need to be taken?
Read More »Analyzing California’s Response to Wildfire Insurance
A new report outlined what regulators and homeowners insurance providers need to know in the aftermath of California’s devastating wildfires.
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