Posts by Hometown Insurance

Written premium declined sharply beginning in the second quarter of 2020 due to the economic downturn resulting from the pandemic, according to a report out on Tuesday. The report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows a …

California’s expansive road system was among the nation’s worst ranked, according to a report from a research firm out on Tuesday. Hawaii’s roads were ranked as the nation’s worst. ConsumerAffairs, a non-government research firm, used its own data combined with …

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern California on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck roughly 200 miles north of San Francisco in the vicinity of the Mendocino triple junction where the Pacific, North America and Juan …

The Hilb Group has acquired a book of commercial property/casualty business in the tri-state region. Hilb Group did not identify the seller or size of the book of businesses. The business will be managed by Williston Park, New York-based Hiram …

3M Co., confronting regulatory pressure and lawsuits that threaten billions of dollars in damages, will stop making so-called forever chemicals and aim to discontinue their use in products by the end of 2025. The announcement marks a historic break with …

A massive winter storm is winding across the central US, threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season, rake Chicago with a blizzard and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. …

California air regulators voted unanimously to approve an ambitious plan to drastically cut reliance on fossil fuels by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough to combat climate change. The …

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that a pharmacy benefits manager, Health E Systems, LLC, has agreed to pay $275,000 for allegedly failing to follow prescription pricing procedures that are designed to keep costs down and prevent overcharges in the …

Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu Sunday, seriously injuring 11 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an isolated and unusual event. Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t experienced “an incident …

New York-based investment firm Altaris said it has agreed to acquire the remaining 53% of stock in Wisconsin-headquartered specialty insurance company Trean Insurance Group, Inc. that it does not already own for $6.15 in cash per share. The transaction will …