The Gainesville-based Tower Hill Insurance Group has announced anew web site that will allow Florida homeowners to gain access toan insurer's premium quotes. The first of its kind, the new website is designed so that potential clients can receive an onlinequote using certain actuarial underwriting factors. For example,the quotes require homeowners to state the value of their homes,the year it was built, zip code, and building materials. Thecompany's “Get it Now” tool eliminates the lengthy onlineapplications utilized by many homeowners' insurers.

To use the new quoting feature, prospective clients should go tothe company's web site at www.thig.com.

The web site also provides information on agents who handle theinsurer's business in their territories. Tower Hill markets itsproducts solely through independent agents. Along with residentialcoverage, the carrier offers coverage for mobile homeowners,dwelling fire, renters, condominiums, and commercial and floodcoverage.