Posts by Hometown Insurance

Rockford Mutual Names Jacobson CEO Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC), headquartered in Rockford, Ill., named Rob Jacobson president and CEO. Jacobson has over three decades of property & casualty insurance, including leadership roles at Liberty Mutual, AAA The Auto Club …

Breaux Joins Novatae Risk Group as Chief Operating Officer Von Breaux joined Novatae Risk Group, headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, as chief operating officer. Breaux has more than 35 years of insurance industry leadership experience. He previously served as chief development …

Austin on Thursday became the largest city in the country to stop requiring new developments to have a set amount of parking — a move aimed at both fighting climate change and spurring more housing construction amid the city’s affordability …

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) will open its third round of grants at noon on November 6. There are 750 grants available in the third round, the Louisiana Department of Insurance said. …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minneapolis police are investigating another fire at a mosque, and faith leaders want them to look closely at the motive if the fire that destroyed three garages is determined to be arson. The fire at Mercy Mosque …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh and Markel. A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Promotes Donnelly to Global Head of Placement Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of John Donnelly as global head …

Ratings agency Moody’s is creating a unit to research and rate private credit, the firm said on Monday. The unit will be headed by Ana Arsov, who will coordinate research and rating initiatives in the field, Moody’s Investors Service said …

The second of two workers trapped under a coal mine preparation plant that collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky has died, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday. “This is a heartbreaking situation,” the Democratic governor wrote on social media, calling …

Hurricane Otis not only devastated Acapulco, but also exposed fatal weaknesses in aging infrastructure, teaching hard lessons that coastal cities throughout Mexico must draw on. As Acapulco rebuilds after the deadly Category 5 hurricane, climate experts, architects, engineers and politicians …

Police in South Fulton, Georgia, have charged the president and treasurer of a large condominium association with stealing more than $1.5 million in insurance payouts after two fires in 2020 destroyed a building. Multiple Georgia news outlets reported that Camelot …