Posts by Hometown Insurance
Decades After Canal Project Was Abandoned, Advocates Trying to Link 3 Rivers
It was supposed to be Florida’s version of the Panama Canal — a shortcut for boats to pass through the middle of the state from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf instead of navigating around the peninsula. But work on …
Read More Tally Hospital Sues to Evict Patient Who Won’t Leave Room 5 Months After Discharge
The patient in Room 373 refuses to leave. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being discharged last October. The hospital also has asked a state judge in …
Read More Rural New York Insurance Agency Under Investigation, Police Report
A Warwick, New York insurance agency is under investigation for alleged illegal practices. The Warwick Police Department reported it executed a warrant to search Fullerton Insurance in January for the purpose of obtaining documentation, electronic devices, and other potential evidence …
Read More FAA Mandates Radar Checks on Helicopters and Planes Near DC Airport
Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year’s fatal midair collision near Washington, D.C., federal officials announced Wednesday. The …
Read More UK to Seek Closer EU Ties on Financial Services as Reeves Chases Growth
The UK’s city minister will visit European capitals next week in a push to deepen ties with the European Union on financial services as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves seeks to spur economic growth domestically. Lucy Rigby will meet …
Read More Hiscox Manager Faces Greek Perjury Charge Over Extradition Case
A manager at London-listed insurer Hiscox faces a criminal charge of providing false testimony during an attempted extradition of a former colleague from Greece to Bermuda, court proceedings and filings seen by Reuters show. An Athens prosecutor alleges the manager, …
Read More Israel, Iran Launch More Attacks as Crisis Deepens
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Friday, a day after Tehran struck an Israeli oil refinery and after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Israel against further attacks on an Iranian offshore gas field shared with Qatar. …
Read More Researchers Uncover iPhone Spyware Capable of Penetrating Millions of Devices
A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in Ukraine in recent weeks, researchers said on Wednesday. The discovery marks the second time this …
Read More Hippo, Progressive Embark on Strategic Distribution Relationship
Insurtech Hippo announced that its homeowners insurance products have been added to Progressive’s HomeQuote Explorer, available online and through Progressive in-house agents in eight states. Hippo said the distribution relationship began earlier this year with Progressive Advantage Agency, Progressive’s in-house …
Read More US Allies See No Way of Opening Hormuz Strait During War
Europe’s biggest naval powers don’t see away of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping before the Iran war subsides. The continent continues to resist Donald Trump’s calls to deploy warships to the strait over fears they will be …
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