Posts by Hometown Insurance
Musk Faces SEC Probe for Role in Tesla Self-Driving Claims
US regulators are investigating Elon Musk’s role in shaping Tesla Inc.’s self-driving car claims, the latest effort by watchdogs to scrutinize the actions of the world’s second-richest person. The review is part of an ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission probe …
Read More Ford Recalls 462,000 Vehicles for Rear Camera Display Failure
Ford Motor Co said Friday it is recalling 462,000 vehicles worldwide because video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying. The U.S. automaker said the recall covers some 2020-2023 model year Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln …
Read More Allstate’s Castle Key Plans to Drop 33,000 Condo Policies in Florida
At least one of Allstate Insurance group’s Florida subsidiaries plans to non-renew 33,000 Florida condominium policies, starting in June. In a notice sent to Florida agents this month, Allstate said its Castle Key subsidiary had sent a letter Jan. 11 …
Read More People Moves: California Commissioner Appoints Members to Statewide Boards
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Carolyn Wysinger as the newest member to the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan Advisory Committee, and April Savoy, Patrick Wong, and Peter Guastamachio as members on the California Insurance Guarantee Association Board of Governors. …
Read More 2 Big Cannabis Insurance Providers Say Losses from California Storms Not as Bad as Feared
Just how big an impact the recent historic California storms had on the state’s cannabis industry is still coming into focus, and while two of the biggest players in California’s cannabis insurance market are starting to see upticks in claims, …
Read More Wisc. Court: Homicide Conviction Doesn’t Mean Baby’s Death Wasn’t an Accident
The mother of a baby girl who was killed by her father may pursue a claim against the father’s insurer because of unresolved questions, including whether the death was an accident, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a …
Read More Inszone Acquires Texas’ Austin Insurance
Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Austin Insurance. Established in 2005 by Cole Austin, Austin Insurance has provided insurance services in Grand Prairie, Texas for over a decade. Operations for Austin Insurance will continue under Inszone Insurance’s Dallas location. …
Read More Illinois’ Miller Mid-America Joins VIAA
Springfield, Illinois-based Miller Mid-America Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 2022, the veteran-owned and operated Miller Mid-America Insurance Agency was created …
Read More Boeing Arranged in Texas Court Over Max Jet Crashes
FORT WORTH — In an unusual proceeding for a corporation accused of a crime, Boeing officials were arraigned Thursday in a federal courtroom in Fort Worth for the company’s actions leading to two plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in …
Read More January Reinsurance Renewals Were Most Challenging in 2 Decades: MMC’s Doyle
The most challenging January reinsurance renewals in nearly two decades saw global property catastrophe rate increases of 25% to 60% with loss-affected clients seeing even higher prices, according to John Doyle, president and chief executive officer of Marsh McLennan Cos. …
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