Posts by Hometown Insurance
Markets/Coverages: Plymouth Rock Offers Discount on Pet Coverage From Fetch
Northeast auto and home insurer Plymouth Rock Home Assurance and pet insurer Fetch are cooperating on a deal that offers Plymouth Rock insureds a 10% discount on pet insurance for the life of their pet through Fetch. The discount is …
Read More St. Pete Looking at Downtown Transformation with Housing and New Rays Stadium
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is about to come into clearer focus as local officials begin public discussions over a planned $1.3 billion ballpark that would be the anchor of a much larger …
Read More Tornadoes in Tennessee, North Carolina Kill Three, Damage Properties
High winds, hail, heavy rain and tornadoes battered Southern states from Alabama to North Carolina Wednesday and Thursday morning, leaving three people dead and hundreds of properties with heavy damage. USA Today, CNN and other news outlets reported that the …
Read More Hospital Operator Ascension Warns of Suspected Cyberattack; Operations Disrupted
Hospital operator Ascension reported disruptions to its clinical operations on Wednesday due to a suspected cybersecurity incident and advised business partners to temporarily disconnect from its systems. Earlier this year, UnitedHealth, the largest U.S. health insurer, had reported a cyberattack …
Read More Progressive Set to ‘Maximize’ Growth, Building on Q1
When Progressive’s chief executive officer weighed the words that should go into the management discussion section of the company’s first-quarter 10-Q report, she considered two possibilities to describe anticipated growth for the balance of 2024. “Was ‘maximize’ growth the right …
Read More Three Insurers Reject Chevron’s $57 Million Claim for Iran Oil Seizure
Three insurance companies have rejected Chevron’s claim over the seizure last year of an oil cargo by Iran, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday in a U.S. court in California. The Chevron-chartered tanker Advantage Sweet was boarded by Iranian …
Read More Hub International Acquires Certain Assets of Canada’s 2197747 Alberta Ltd.
Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced the acquisition of certain assets from 2197747 Alberta Ltd., which is in turn partially owned by Carianne O’Connor. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Edmonton, …
Read More Texas Energy Company to Pay $260K to Settle Racial Harassment Lawsuit
A Texas energy company will pay a $265,000 fine to settle charges that it subjected Black and Hispanic field mechanics to harassment. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced last week that Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty …
Read More Oklahoma Judge Blocks State’s Anti-ESG Law
A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from investing with companies that limit investment in the oil and gas industry. Oklahoma County District Court Judge Sheila Stinson on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction blocking …
Read More Hub Acquires Michigan’s True North Group
Hub International Limited announced the acquisition of the assets of True North Group Insurance Services, LLC (True North Group). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Howell, Michigan, True North Group is an independent insurance agency that focuses …
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