Posts by Hometown Insurance
EPA Seeking Penalties for Clean Water Act Violations in Missouri, Nebraska
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Michael Zahner of Bollinger County, Missouri, and Mark Schmidt of Lancaster County, Nebraska, to take immediate steps to comply with the federal Clean Water Act. The Agency is also seeking civil penalties …
Read More Texas Public Adjuster Accused of Pocketing Settlement Checks Says No Penalty Warranted
An attorney for the Texas public adjuster accused of pocketing $7.6 million in insurer settlement checks told an administrative law judge that the case doesn’t warrant any administrative penalties and if any restitution is ordered, it should be limited to …
Read More Simulator Helps Iowa Town Prepare Snow Plow Drivers for Winter
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – As City of Dubuque driver Jordan Lamey took the wheel of a virtual truck and shifted into gear Tuesday, the plow at the front lowered and started pushing snow from the road. Up ahead, a building …
Read More The Tiny Insurance Company Standing Between Taxpayers and a Costly Coal Industry Bailout
In a quiet commercial strip in an upscale suburb of Nashville, there’s a single-story brick building housing a company that may determine whether another billion-dollar taxpayer bailout of the coal industry is needed. It is the main office of Indemnity …
Read More Hourly.io, Great American Insurance Announce MGA Collaboration
Hourly.io, a workers’ comp and payroll startup, announced today that it is expanding its reach through a collaboration with Great American Insurance Group. In this expanded collaboration, Hourly will serve as a managing general agent (MGA), leveraging its underwriting expertise …
Read More Brown & Brown Dealer Services Buys Connecticut Auto Dealer F&I Firm
Brown & Brown Dealer Services has acquired Finance Builders, a Canton, Connecticut firm providing finance and insurance (F&I) products and sales support to auto dealers in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Finance Builders operations, owned by Donald Ellis, will become part …
Read More Washington University Cop Accused of Sexual Misconduct
A Washington State University police sergeant accused of sexual misconduct while on duty in Pullman has resigned. Police Sgt. Matt Kuhrt submitted his resignation effective this week, KXLY-TV reported. A university investigation found Kuhrt engaged in predatory grooming behavior, made …
Read More 4 Workers Injured by Gas Release at Los Angeles Airport
Four workers were injured, including one critically, by a release of carbon dioxide in a Los Angeles International Airport utility room, authorities said. One man was initially in grave condition but was upgraded to critical on arrival at a hospital, …
Read More World Insurance Acquires CDR Group in Connecticut
National insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports that it acquired CDR Insurance Group, Inc. of Waterbury, Connecticut on October 1, 2022. CDR was founded in 1992 by Rick Rice. The agency provides commercial and personal insurance products and services in …
Read More 40 States Obtain $16M Settlements with Experian, T-Mobile Over Data Breaches
A coalition of 40 state attorneys general has obtained two multistate settlements for $12.67 million with credit data firm Experian concerning data breaches in 2012 and 2015 that compromised the personal information of millions of consumers nationwide. The attorneys general …
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