Home insurance is no longer just a formality. It now impacts home value, buyer motivation, and project feasibility. Westwood Insurance Agency helps builders navigate these challenges throughout the entire project lifecycle, from assessing development risk and pre-underwriting homes to educating sales teams and providing long-term support for buyers. With a 2025 Net Promoter Score of…
Beazer Homes, in collaboration with Westwood, is streamlining the home insurance process for new construction homes. Leveraging Westwood’s digital platform and expertise, buyers receive an embedded, pre-rated insurance quote from a top carrier at contract signing, pre-populated with all the new home details. The goal is to make insurance the easiest part of the process,…
Many home builders are embedding home insurance into their sales process before a home is built. This provides upfront insurance certainty that adds transparency and trust for both buyers and sellers. This “service extra” enhances a builder’s brand, especially when it’s paired with excellent post‑sale service. Working with an experienced insurance agency means your customers…
Westwood Insurance Agency has acquired Hippo Holdings’ home builder distribution network, expanding its reach and capabilities in the new home construction space. In a recent Builder article Alan Umaly, President of Westwood Insurance Agency, talks about what the acquisition means for builders and the evolving role of insurance. “This acquisition brings Hippo’s new construction product…
Tom Kriby, Vice President of Client Development and Partnerships at Westwood Insurance Agency, and Brian Hall, President of Financial Services at Meritage, are featured in a recent Builder article discussing how embedded home insurance is becoming a powerful tool in reducing closing risk. By working with Westwood, Meritage offers buyers pre-qualified, upfront insurance quotes that…
