Posts by Hometown Insurance
Cancer Victims Urge Judge to Dismiss J&J Talc Unit’s Second Bankruptcy
Cancer victims on Monday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary’s second bankruptcy filing, saying that the company is abusing the bankruptcy system in its renewed attempt to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that …
Read More NC Work Injury Tort Settles for $5M with Another $5M in Comp Benefits to Come
A laborer in Asheville, North Carolina, working at a hotel construction site, fell through a four-story air conditioning shaft in 2018, leaving him paralyzed and in need of regular care. Four years later, the 34-year-old has settled his civil suit …
Read More CIC Services Names Former NC Regulator as Director of Captive Management
Leane Rafalko, who spent eight years with the North Carolina Department of Insurance as chief captive analyst, has been named director of captive management for Knoxville-based CIC Services. After leaving DOI, Rafalko joined Hylant Global Captive Solutions as senior captive …
Read More Early Morning Fire Destroyed Wing of Idaho High School
An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello last week. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said one wing of Highland …
Read More Pollution Lawsuit Could Curb Use of Aerial Fire Retardant
A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped from aircraft. A coalition …
Read More DC Health Link Data Breach Blamed on Human Error
The recent data breach of personal information for thousands of users of Washington D.C.’s health insurance exchange, including members of Congress, was caused by basic human error, according to a top administrator. The revelation came from prepared statements submitted in …
Read More Evacuations Ordered After Flooding in Small Arizona Town
Navajo Nation officials ordered evacuations for some residents of Chinle after floodwaters filled washes and overflowed berms and dirt dams. They said many residents are refusing to leave, however, because they want to protect their property and livestock. Tribal officials …
Read More People Moves: Startup Intangic MGA Names Marsh’s Durkan as Commercial Dir.; Helvetia Taps Rupprecht From NN Group as CEO; BMS Hires Ardonagh’s Leather as UK, Int’l CFO
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Intangic MGA, Helvetia Group and BMS. A summary of these new hires follows here. Startup Intangic MGA Names Marsh’s Durkan as Commercial Director Intangic MGA, a newly launched, London-based cyber managing …
Read More Judge’s Donations Cloud Rulings in New Orleans Archdiocese Case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge donated tens of thousands of dollars to New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church amid a contentious bankruptcy involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims, The Associated …
Read More Nebraska Ethanol Plant Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured
WOOD RIVER, Neb. (AP) – One worker died and four others were injured in an explosion at an ethanol plant in eastern Nebraska. The explosion was reported last Monday afternoon at a Green Plains ethanol plant in Wood River, which …
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