Agents are well-aware of how state insurance regulations can affect themselves and the insurance industry as a whole. It's also important to also know how they affect policyholders, especially homeowners.

According to a report by the Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at Rutgers Law School, states differ dramatically in how much and what kind of regulation they provide for the benefit of homeowners' insurance policyholders. The report, titled "State-by-State Rankings: 'Use It and Lose It,'" ranked all 50 U.S. states and D.C. on how state insurance regulations protect policyholders based on the university's Essential Protections for Policyholders project.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.