Posts by Hometown Insurance
Markets/Coverages: No Application Needed for New NOW Insurance MedMal Coverage
NOW Insurance, an artificial intelligence-enabled commercial insurance platform specializing in medical professional liability coverage, recently launched coverage for physicians and physician groups in their online platform. Select brokers can now shop for and bind coverage for physician and medical group …
Read More As Homeowners Face Mounting Disasters, Reality TV Wants to Help
Television networks are tapping into a mounting challenge affecting many US homeowners: Rebuilding after disasters. Rachael Ray — the chef whose TV programs on quick dinners gained popularity in the early 2000s — has created a new show called Rachael …
Read More Catholic Nuns Sue Smith & Wesson to Halt its Assault-Style Weapons Sales
A group of Catholic nuns have sued the board of Smith & Wesson to try to force the gunmaker to abandon the manufacture, marketing and sales of assault-style rifles that have been used in U.S. mass shootings. The nuns, in …
Read More Florida Commissioner, NAMIC Latest to Push Back on Federal Climate Change Data Call
Florida’s insurance commissioner and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies are pushing back against a plan by the U.S. Treasury to collect data from insurers on risks from climate change, calling it “federal overreach,” burdensome and unauthorized by law. …
Read More Credit Union Worker Set Fire to Get Insurance to Replace Money She Stole
A Pennsylvania credit union employee who set a fire in order to file an insurance claim for money she had earlier embezzled has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced that Patty Lynn Mavrakis, …
Read More Car Fire on New Hampshire Interstate Sets Off Ammunition
A fiery crash on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire set off hundreds of rounds of ammunition before firefighters were able to douse the blaze, state police said. State Police received a report of a vehicle being driven erratically Saturday afternoon …
Read More People Moves: kWh Analytics in California Names McLean Chief Underwriting Officer
kWh Analytics, headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., named Isaac McLean as the company’s chief underwriting officer. McLean has more than 18 years of insurance experience, previously serving as head of property insurance at kWh Analytics. Before joining kWh Analytics, McLean …
Read More EPA Finalizes Regulation Requiring Oil and Gas Operators in Texas to Reduce Methane Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday finalized a long-anticipated climate regulation that will require oil and gas operators to dramatically reduce how much methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is escaping from equipment in many oil fields across Texas. The rule …
Read More World Acquires South Dakota’s American Trust Insurance
World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of American Trust Insurance, LLC (“ATI”) of Huron, South Dakota on December 1, 2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ATI was founded in 2004, and today it has …
Read More People Moves: Aon Promotes Clarke as Head of Renewables, Global Broking Centre & UK; Markel Hires AIG’s Meek to Lead Cyber Portfolio in Middle East, North Africa
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Markel. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Promotes Clarke to Head of Renewables, Global Broking Centre & UK Insurance broker Aon plc announced the promotion of …
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