Posts by Hometown Insurance
Seafarers Can Refuse to Sail Through Red Sea as Houthis Step Up Attacks: Industry
Seafarers have the right to refuse to sail on ships passing through the Red Sea in a new industry agreement as the situation escalates and further vessels are attacked by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, a labor union and industry groups said …
Read More Remote Workers Often First to Get Laid Off Despite Legal Risk
Remote workers are more likely to be laid off or miss out on promotion opportunities than their peers who work in the office or in hybrid environments, potentially exposing employers to costly discrimination lawsuits. A January survey from Live Data …
Read More Italy’s Fondazione CRT Lifts Stake in Generali to 2%, Its Chairman Says
Italy’s Fondazione CRT has increased its stake in insurer Generali around 2% after selling its entire holding in Italian bank Banco BPM last week, its chairman Fabrizio Palenzona said on Tuesday. “We are and will remain on the 2% threshold,” …
Read More Truist Nears Sale of Insurance Arm to Stone Point, CD&R
Truist Financial Corp. is nearing a deal to sell a majority stake in its insurance brokerage business to Stone Point Capital and Clayton Dubilier & Rice, people familiar with the matter said. The sale of the stake in Truist Insurance …
Read More Amazon Joins Companies Arguing NLRB Is Unconstitutional
Amazon.com has joined rocket maker SpaceX and grocery chain Trader Joe’s in claiming that a U.S. labor agency’s in-house enforcement proceedings violate the U.S. Constitution, as the retail giant faces scores of cases claiming it interfered with workers’ rights to …
Read More South Carolina Lawmakers Mulling Liquor Liability Fund to Ease Coverage Crisis
Businesses and homeowners will be familiar with insurers of last resort – the state-created, quasi-governmental organizations that provide property and liability coverage when the primary market won’t. These include windstorm underwriting associations or corporations in a number of states, a …
Read More Northeast Warned to Expect More Floods Like This Winter’s
After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, were hammered by nearly two feet of water, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and causing him to evacuate …
Read More Inszone Acquires Entertainment Specialist Truman Van Dyke in California
Inszone Insurance Services acquired entertainment insurance agency Truman Van Dyke Co. Truman Van Dyke was founded by Truman Van Dyke Sr. and Truman Van Dyke Jr. Van Dyke Sr. transitioned from a silent film actor to an insurance agent, catering …
Read More Leaking Underground Propane Tank Found Before Deadly Virginia House Explosion
When firefighters arrived at a home in a Washington, D.C., suburb to investigate a report about a gas smell Friday night, they discovered a 500-gallon underground propane tank with a leak on the side of the residence. Shortly after they …
Read More New Storms Hit California as Wet Winter Brings More Flooding, Winds and Heavy Snowfall
AccuWeather meteorologists on Sunday forecasted the “relentless wet pattern” will continue for residents along the West Coast at least the middle of the week, as stormy conditions will moved onshore withrounds of locally heavy rainfall and a renewed risk for …
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