Posts by Hometown Insurance
Britain’s Proposed Post-Brexit Financial Reform Explained
Britain’s government proposed a far-reaching financial services law last month to exploit “freedoms” to write its own capital market rules since leaving the European Union. Approval of what is the biggest markets reform in two decades is expected by May …
Read More Indiana Metalworking Lubricants Company to Pay $310,000 over Clean Air Act Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Indiana Department of Environmental Management announced a settlement on August 5 with Metalworking Lubricants Co. for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its used oil processing facility in Indianapolis. Under the terms …
Read More Flexibility Is Key for Insurers Managing Inflationary Challenges
Inflation likely won’t subside anytime soon, and insurers will need to be proactive and flexible if they want to stay on top of the challenges, said Keith Buckley, managing director of Fitch Ratings’ global insurance rating group. He was speaking …
Read More Officers Exempt from Workers’ Comp But Carriers Charging Anyway?
Tradespeople who call themselves and their workers “independent contractors” have long been an issue for the workers’ compensation industry, often cutting carriers out of premium and leaving injured workers without coverage. Some in the industry now worry, though, that at …
Read More Judge Rules Walgreens Contributed to San Francisco’s Opioid Crisis
A federal judge ruled this week that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco’s opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law. San …
Read More Former Washington State Coach Files Wrongful Termination Claim
Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has filed a claim against the university seeking $25 million for wrongful termination after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The claim was filed on Rolovich’s behalf …
Read More Sesame Place to Train Workers on Diversity After $25M Lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —Sesame Place has announced the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for its employees following a $25 million class-action lawsuit alleging multiple incidents of discrimination after outcry sparked from a video of a costumed character snubbing two 6-year-old …
Read More Scientists: Climactic Hazards Aggravate Disease-Causing Pathogens
Here’s something to think about after two years of living in a COVID-19 reality: More than 58% of human diseases caused by pathogens – think dengue, hepatitis, malaria, Zika – have been “aggravated by climatic hazards.” Research published this week …
Read More Inszone Acquires Missouri’s First Bosnian Insurance
Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of First Bosnian Insurance, providing the second acquisition in the state of Missouri. First Bosnian Insurance opened in 2005 with the goal of helping the growing community of Balkan and Eastern European people coming …
Read More Texas Department of Insurance Warns of Scammer Posing as Employee
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is urging consumers to be wary of phone calls or other communications from anyone claiming to be a representative of TDI. TDI will call you only when you ask for assistance. TDI’s Fraud Unit …
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