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HOME INSURANCE; 'Replacement' Policies Have Lots of Fine Print [07/28/2011]

INSURANCE agents sell many homeowner policies as "replacement" policies, with the promise that they will pay for the replacement of a severely damaged home. But a close read shows that many of these policies are more limited than the term implies. To the insurer, replacement cost excludes any expens ...

HOW THEY DO IT; After the Earthquake, Insurance Pays (a Little) [07/28/2011]

When Lisa Fremer, a business manager for the music industry, and her son, Ross, regained their composure after the Los Angeles earthquake, they discovered that they were rather lucky. They were both unhurt. Their 1,500-square-foot Sherman Oaks home, in the San Fernando Valley, was still standing, wh ...
  • HOME INSURANCE; 'Replacement' Policies Have Lots of Fine Print [07/28/2011]
  • HOW THEY DO IT; After the Earthquake, Insurance Pays (a Little) [07/28/2011]
  • Small Claims, Big Price In Homeowner Insurance [07/28/2011]
  • California Seeks Solutions To Prevent Insurance Crisis [07/28/2011]
  • Insurance Bills Provoke Sticker Shock [07/28/2011]
  • Insurance Cost To Homeowner Climbs Sharply [07/28/2011]
  • Home Insurers Appeal Rate Cuts in Texas [07/28/2011]
  • COMPANY NEWS; PRUDENTIAL SELLING TWO INSURANCE UNITS [07/28/2011]
  • Home Insurer Reaches Deal With Texas, Ending Suit [07/28/2011]
  • COMPANY NEWS; ALLSTATE HALTS MOST HOME INSURANCE SALES IN FLORIDA [07/28/2011]
  • Metro Briefing | New Jersey: Trenton: Little Home Insurance For the Poor, Study Finds [07/28/2011]
  • Extra Insurance Can Protect Those Diamonds and Pearls [07/28/2011]
  • Insurers Shift Cost Burdens to Homeowners [07/28/2011]
  • Fires’ Cost to Insurers Is in Range of $1 Billion [07/28/2011]
  • Allstate to Pare Home Policies Near Shore [07/28/2011]
  • Aaron's Woodhaven Furniture wins green award [05/11/2011]
  • Six new companies to exhibit at Showtime fabric show [05/11/2011]
  • Verlo Mattress franchisee in Milwaukee in receivership [05/11/2011]
  • International Bedding to open R&D center in Florida [05/11/2011]
  • Art Van Furniture to acquire 28-store Mattress World [05/11/2011]
  • Wendy Schoppert new CFO at Select Comfort [05/11/2011]
  • Great American opens Mississippi office [05/11/2011]
  • Patrick Smith joins Watkins & Shepard as national sales manager [05/11/2011]
  • Former Kindel Furniture factory catches fire; won't affect orders [05/11/2011]
  • Furniture Brands charity donates $130,000 to disaster relief [05/10/2011]
  • Kluft to acquire Park Place plant in Pennsylvania [05/10/2011]
  • Twin-Star launches split container program [05/09/2011]
  • Winner Meng named EVP of Great River Trading Co. [05/09/2011]
  • Designers pay dividends at Roche Bobois [05/06/2011]
  • Kurt Darrow named chairman of La-Z-Boy [05/06/2011]
  • Furniture Brands loses $3.1 million in first quarter [05/05/2011]
  • Delta to manufacture Simmons-branded crib mattresses [04/20/2011]
  • Long Point – an introduction [04/08/2011]
  • E-commerce essentials [03/25/2011]
  • Phil Dickens' retail tips no. 4 – Creating an ambiance [03/14/2011]