Posts by Hometown Insurance
State Lawsuit Blames PepsiCo’s Plastic Packaging for Public Nuisance in Buffalo Area
The state of New York has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo Inc. for allegedly harming the public and the environment with its single-use plastic bottles, caps and wrappers. The suit, brought by the office of Attorney General Letitia James, maintains …
Read More People Moves: Tyndell joins Lockton’s Seattle Operation
Josh Tyndell joined the Lockton company in its Seattle, Wash. office. Tyndell has 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before joining Lockton, he was a founding partner at BK-JET Group which was acquired by HUB International in 2018. …
Read More Connecticut Approves 10% Rate Reductions for Workers’ Compensation for 2024
Businesses in Connecticut will receive a nearly 10% decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2024. The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved an annual workers’ compensation rate filing for 2024 with a decrease of 9.8% to …
Read More Manhattan Real Estate Brokerages Sued for Inflating Commissions
A lawsuit filed on Monday accuses the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and more than two dozen brokerages and companies of conspiring to artificially inflate commissions paid to agents who help sell residential real estate in Manhattan. The …
Read More Holding Company for American Southern Reports Improved Net Earnings for Q3
Atlantic American Corp., the holding company for property/casualty insurer American Southern Insurance Co., Bankers Fidelity Life, and an employee benefits unit, this week reported third-quarter net income of $1.8 million, an improvement over the same period a year earlier. It …
Read More Inszone Acquires Texas’ Max Breisse Insurance Agency
Inszone Insurance Services, a national provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance, has acquired Max Breisse Insurance Agency. Based in Katy, Texas, the agency was founded by Max Briesse in September of 2007. The physical office in Katy will remain …
Read More Charter Bus Collision With Semi-Truck Leaves 3 Dead and 15 Injured in Ohio Highway Accident
ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear- ended by a semi-truck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured, according to an emergency official. The charter …
Read More EWG Report Finds Rapidly Rising Crop Payouts As Climate Change Hits U.S. Agriculture
Drought, heat, hail, rain and freezing temperatures – the five horsemen of crop insurance. A new report from EWG found that crop insurance payouts for the top five weather-related losses totaled over $118.7 billion between 2001 and 2022, making up …
Read More Disney Study Says it Has $40B Impact on Florida as it Battles DeSantis in Court
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Tuesday released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion as it battles Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees over their takeover of the district that governs the entertainment company`s …
Read More Trump Asks for Mistrial in New York Civil Fraud Case
Donald Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday urged a New York judge to declare a mistrial in a civil fraud case over his family real estate company’s business practices, but the former U.S. president faces long odds of getting a new trial. …
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