Posts by Hometown Insurance

The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York City was shut down indefinitely after coming to a stop mid-ride last week. The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park was on its ascent on Thursday when ride operators …

Root, Inc., parent company of Root Insurance Company, has partnered with personal lines insurance agency Goosehead Insurance, Inc. on a technology integration partnership they said will speed up Goosehead agents’ ability to sell Root insurance products. “Root and Goosehead identified …

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced that a Wichita man has been sentenced to prison for securities fraud. Jesse Wayne Harris, age 36, was sentenced in Sedgwick County District Court on August 20 to 30 months in prison for three …

Managing general underwriter SageSure announced it is collaborating with Markel to introduce new capacity to its expanded markets program, broadening underwriting eligibility in coastal states. SageSure Expanded Markets will distribute Markel’s insurance products first in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas, …

First MainStreet Insurance announced the addition of three new agencies to its platform. Pederson Insurance located in Nevada, Iowa joined FMSI on July 1. The insurance agency offers auto, commercial, farm, financial, home and powersports products. Jarod Pederson has owned …

The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered the Southlake, Texas location of a national childcare provider to reinstate an employee and pay $43,295 in back wages and damages after the employer fired them for reporting concerns about unsanitary and unsafe …

Chicago and the Midwest will swelter under the warmest days of summer as forecasters warn people to limit their outdoor activities. Temperatures in the Windy City are forecast to reach 96F (36C) on Monday and 98F on Tuesday, but with …

AT&T has agreed to pay $950,000 after a Federal Communications Commission investigation found the company failed to deliver 911 calls to emergency call centers and did not notify officials during an August 2023 outage, the agency said on Monday. The …

The saga of the Murdaugh family in South Carolina continues, now with a convenience store company suing its liability insurers for failing to defend it against a second lawsuit stemming from the sale of beer to an underage Paul Murdaugh …

The state-sponsored Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon is exploiting a bug in a California-based startup to hack American and Indian internet companies, according to security researchers. Volt Typhoon has breached four US firms, including internet service providers, and …