Posts by Hometown Insurance
Boeing Crisis of Confidence Deepens With 787 Now Under Scrutiny
Boeing Co. faces a deepening crisis of confidence after an engineer at the US planemaker alleged the company took manufacturing shortcuts on its 787 Dreamliner aircraft in order to ease production bottlenecks of its most advanced airliner. Factory workers wrongly …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Insurtech Slice Expands Contractors General Liability Insurance Offering, Backed by Philadelphia Insurance
Slice Labs Inc., the New York-based insurtech that operates an on-demand insurance platform, has expanded into seven additional states and the District of Columbia with its contractors general liability insurance product for small businesses. Coverage purchased on Slice’s platform is …
Read More Hackers Claim to Have UnitedHealth’s Stolen Data – But Is It a Bluff?
A freshly formed hacking gang claims to have won access to a massive stash of data stolen from UnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. health insurer, but with little evidence to go on it is not clear whether they are telling …
Read More Deadly Blast at Enel Plant in Italy Came Amid Maintenance Work
A deadly explosion Wednesday at an Enel SpA hydro-power facility in northern Italy that left at least three people dead occurred as works to renew facilities at the 1970s-era plant were concluding. The accident took place some 40 meters (131 …
Read More Viewpoint: Striking Risk-Reward Balance for Shipping Lithium-Ion Batteries
Executive Summary: While the advancement of technology in electric vehicles and other lithium-ion powered goods facilitates energy transition from fossil fuels, the fire risks associated with such products need proactive management, writes Dr. William Moore, global loss prevention director, The …
Read More World Hits 10th Consecutive Month of Record-High Temperatures
March was the Earth’s 10th consecutive month of record-breaking heat, with populations across much of the northern and southern hemispheres experiencing temperatures overshooting climate targets. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported Tuesday that record March temperatures globally were …
Read More Takeaways From the Swiss Women’s Climate Victory
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of more than 2,000 Swiss women on Tuesday, affirming their argument that the Swiss government violated their human rights by failing to take sufficient action on climate change. Here are some …
Read More Swiss Women Win Big in Landmark Climate Case. Where Do US Climate Cases Stand?
A landmark climate change ruling from the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday found that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change, in a case brought …
Read More Employers Can’t Use Vicarious Liability to Block Negligence Claims, TN High Court Says
The Tennessee Supreme Court this week dealt a blow to businesses and insurance companies, finding that employers can no longer argue that direct negligence claims are barred when the business admits vicarious liability for a worker’s actions. “We hold that …
Read More People Moves: BenefitMall Expands Southern California Team
BenefitMall named Patrice Evart a benefits sales executive for Southern California. Evart has 30 years of experience specializing in employee benefits for employers in Southern California. She recently joined BenefitMall after more than 25 years at Warner Pacific, most recently …
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