Home Insurance Watch

Homeowners insurance availability in Texas

Texas premiums are among the fastest-rising in the country, driven by hail and wind losses, though 2023 federal data ranked its statewide non-renewal rate lower than coastal crisis states.

5 tracked events1 carrier change on recordlast verified 2026-07-02

Carrier availability

We track verified changes to who is writing new homeowners business. A carrier listed as steady has no disruption on record and is generally still writing on its normal terms. Every change links a dated primary source.

CarrierStatusAs ofNotes
ProgressivePaused2024-09-09Home written largely through partners.

Steady, no change tracked

State Farm · Allstate · USAA · Liberty Mutual · Farmers Insurance · Travelers · American Family · Nationwide · Chubb · Erie Insurance · Auto-Owners · Mercury Insurance · CSAA (AAA) · Kin Insurance · Foremost (Farmers)

Tracked activity in Texas

2026-06-22Regulator action

TDI publishes county-level home insurance loss and premium data

The Texas Department of Insurance launched public pages showing homeowners losses by county (insurers paid $8.74 billion in 2025 losses, with wind and hail averaging 62% of losses since 2019), county-level average premiums for 2019-2025, and a searchable rate-filing database.

Source: Texas Department of Insurance news release · verified 2026-07-02

2025-03-31Residual market

TWIA reports record policy count and exposure

TWIA’s Q1 2025 Fact Book reported more than 276,000 policies in force and over $117 billion in exposure, the highest levels in the association’s history, with exposure up roughly 27% in 2023 and 19% in 2024.

Source: Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Q1 2025 Fact Book · verified 2026-07-02

2024-12-17Residual market

TWIA sets 2025 probable maximum loss at $6.227 billion

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board set its 2025 probable maximum loss at $6.227 billion after Hurricane Beryl losses of roughly $455 million nearly exhausted the Catastrophe Reserve Trust Fund, requiring $4.227 billion in reinsurance and catastrophe bonds.

Source: Insurance Journal · verified 2026-07-02

2024-09-09New-business pause

Progressive temporarily restricts new homeowners business in Texas

Progressive’s CEO stated in a shareholder letter that the company is temporarily restricting new homeowners business in Texas and several other states to reduce weather-related volatility, alongside non-renewals of some existing Texas policies.

Source: Texas Public Radio · verified 2026-07-02

2023-11-01Non-renewals

Foremost begins targeted non-renewals in coastal Texas counties

Foremost, a Farmers subsidiary, began targeted underwriting actions in November 2023, sending non-renewal notices to dwelling fire, manufactured home, homeowners, and condo policyholders concentrated in coastal counties; the company said over 90% of its Texas policyholders were unaffected.

Source: Texas Consumer Association, citing Houston Chronicle reporting · verified 2026-07-02

Non-renewed or can’t find coverage?

You have more options than the cancellation letter suggests: deadlines to act, the state’s last-resort program, and carriers that specialize in hard-to-place homes.

The Texas non-renewal playbook