Posts by Hometown Insurance

Major coffee trader ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. is pushing for a fivefold increase in the number of growers covered by its specialty weather insurance in Vietnam, where the industry depends on thousands of smallholder farmers increasingly exposed to climate risk. The …

Indian insurance aggregator InsuranceDekho’s parent has selected HSBC Holdings Plc, Morgan Stanley, ICICI Securities Ltd. and IIFL Capital Services Ltd. as advisers to a potential initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The offer from Girnar Insurance …

UPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that led to an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed even after Boeing recommended it years earlier, according to new documents posted Wednesday by …

Thanks to a strengthening El Nino, the rest of the Atlantic hurricane season will be well below normal, said researchers at Colorado State University. In a July 8 update to its forecast, CSU said the 2026 hurricane season will have …

The following is an unedited transcript provided by New York City of a July 7, 2026 press conference with Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore, Fire Department Chief John Esposito, and Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani concerning the unstable …

Some war underwriters have advised shipping companies to pause voyages through the Strait of Hormuz while others are reviewing their policy terms after renewed vessel attacks threatened a return to war between Iran and the U.S., insurance industry sources said …

AM Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of “bbb+” (Good) of Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company …

Wisconsin residents affected by the April storms that brought severe flooding and tornadoes to the state can apply for FEMA aid. Affected individuals in Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Marathon, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Racine, Rock, Sauk, Vernon, Washington, …

New York City is taking the unprecedented step of publicly identifying buildings on the Upper East Side where cooling towers test positive for the bacteria causing Legionnaires’ disease. Buildings with positive initial tests are also being ordered to immediately drain, …

U.S. claim volume fell 8.9% from last year, with total claims dipping 13.1% below the five-year average, despite several large catastrophe events, said a new report. Changes in policy language and policy provisions are a big factor in suppressing the …