Posts by Hometown Insurance
After a Decade of Missteps, Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water Catastrophe
The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation’s largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in …
Read More Lyft Settlement Ensures Rights of Disabled Passengers with Service Animals
The ride-sharing company Lyft will ensure the rights of blind and other disabled passengers across the country to travel with their service animals under a settlement announced in Minnesota on Wednesday. College student Tori Andres turned to the Minnesota Department …
Read More Wild Weather Halts Flights, Dumps Snow and Knocks Out Power
Blizzards, wildfires and thunderstorms swirling toward the eastern US have knocked out power to thousands and grounded hundreds of flights across the Midwest. Heavy snow touched off blizzard warnings from South Dakota to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Sunday, the National …
Read More US Judge Orders Funding of Consumer Watchdog Agency to Continue
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau indefinitely, saying top officials had unlawfully relied on deficient legal advice to justify their refusal to do so. The ruling from U.S. …
Read More EPA Moves to Weaken Pollution Limits on Ethylene Oxide
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to …
Read More AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Farmers Mutual Fire
AM Best reports it has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Marble, Pennsylvania. AM …
Read More Busiest US Seaport in LA Largely Insulated From Iran War Disruptions, Executive Director Says
The busiest U.S. container seaport in Los Angeles is mostly insulated from supply chain upheaval sparked by U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran that have spiraled into a regional conflict, its executive director Gene Seroka said on Thursday. The Iran war has …
Read More Uber And Motional Launch Commercial Robotaxi Service in Las Vegas
Uber and Hyundai Motor-backed autonomous vehicle firm Motional launched a commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas on Friday, the latest in a string of similar tie-ups as the ride-hailing platform doubles down on its self-driving taxi strategy. Related: Amazon’s Zoox …
Read More Stryker Attack Mirrors Tactics Used in Iran‑Aligned Hacks
While struggling to log in to their work computers last week, some employees of the medical technology company Stryker Corp. were met by an unfamiliar black-and-white cartoon figure: the logo of a shadowy pro-Iranian hacking group. The image that greeted …
Read More ‘Nation’s First’ Smoke Damage Standards Bill Wending Through California Legislature
A bill to create a statewide framework for handling wildfire smoke damage insurance claims is now making its way through California Legislature. The Smoke Damage Recovery Act, which primary backer Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said stems from the recovery process …
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