Posts by Hometown Insurance
Q1 Commercial P/C Rates Hold Steady, Up 5%: MarketScout
In a “deliberate and modest fashion,” the composite rate for commercial property and casualty lines increases 5% during the first quarter 2023, according to MarketScout. The Dallas-based distribution and underwriting company’s Market Barometer showed cyber lead the way with a …
Read More Washington Shutters Pot Businesses Due to Old Pesticide
Cannabis regulators have halted operations at several outdoor pot farms and processing facilities on a stretch of former fruit orchards in north- central Washington state after testing found high levels of chemicals related to a dangerous pesticide used decades ago. …
Read More Judge Cancels Montana Gas Plant Permit Over Climate Impacts
A judge canceled the air quality permit for a natural gas power plant that’s under construction along the Yellowstone River in Montana citing worries over climate change. State District Judge Michael Moses ruled that Montana officials failed to adequately consider …
Read More Russia Threatens to Bypass UN-Brokered Grain Deal, Cites Insurance as Barrier
Russia on Friday threatened to bypass the UN-brokered grain deal unless obstacles to its agricultural exports were removed, while talks in Turkey agreed removing barriers was a necessary condition to extending the agreement beyond next month. The Black Sea grain …
Read More Washington City Paying $500K to Settle Bikini Barista Dress Code Suit
A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of Seattle agreed to pay $500,000 to the owner and employees who sued over it six years ago. The Everett City …
Read More Tornadoes Damage Homes, Kills One Person in Louisville, Kentucky
The National Weather Service said Thursday it was surveying damage from three EF-1 tornadoes that touched down in Kentucky. According to preliminary information, tornadoes hit the Pleasure Ridge Park and Newburg sections of Louisville on Wednesday evening, meteorologist Brian Neudorff …
Read More Four Dead in Plane Crash off Florida’s Gulf Coast
The bodies of two men and two women have been recovered following a small plane crash just off Florida’s Gulf Coast, police said Thursday. The plane had just taken off from Venice Airport when it crashed into the Gulf of …
Read More NC Senate Approves Bill Giving Lawmakers, Insurance Commissioner More Appointments to Boards
The North Carolina General Assembly would get to choose more members of several powerful state commissions, including the Utilities Commission, an economic investment committee, and environmental and health boards, under legislation approved by the Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday. The elected …
Read More Russia’s GAZ Group Files $348M Suit Against Volkswagen
The Gorky Automobile Plant, part of Russia’s GAZ Group which was contracted to assemble cars for Volkswagen, has filed a lawsuit to recover 28.4 billion roubles ($348 million) from the German automaker, court records show. The lawsuit, details of which …
Read More Florida Officials Cut Key Data from Vaccine Study, Report Finds
An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more …
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