Posts by Hometown Insurance
Crews Are Working to Fix Alaska Native Villages Devastated by Floods. But Will Residents Return?
Darrel John watched the final evacuees depart his village on the western coast of Alaska in helicopters and small planes and walked home, avoiding the debris piled on the boardwalks over the swampy land. He is one of seven residents …
Read More People Moves: Wong Named WCIRB Chief Information Officer
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California promoted Christopher Wong to chief information officer. Wong succeeds Eric Riley, who will retire on November 30, following a 39-year career with the WCIRB. Riley held a variety of leadership roles spanning …
Read More MIT Grad Brothers Fraud Jury Unable to Reach a Verdict
A jury was unable to reach a verdict in the fraud trial of two brothers, both recently graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who were accused of stealing roughly $25 million in cryptocurrency from traders on the Ethereum blockchain. …
Read More Vermont Christian School Challenges State’s Education Funding as Discriminatory
The Mid Vermont Christian School is challenging Vermont’s education reform law in federal court, arguing that the law’s set of provisions around public tuition dollars “creates a religious gerrymander and discriminates against religious approved independent schools in Vermont.” The school’s …
Read More Coal Miners With Black Lung Say Government Cuts Are Suffocating the Working Man
Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn’t take long for that passion to switch to hurt. She knows the names, …
Read More GoDaddy Hit With $170M Patent Verdict Over Web-Design Tech
Internet domain registrar GoDaddy GDDY.N owes a patent owner $170 million for violating its rights in website-building technology, a Delaware federal jury said in a verdict made public on Friday. The jury agreed with Express Mobile that GoDaddy’s web-design tools …
Read More Four Indicted for Roles in New Jersey Home Invasion, Auto Theft Ring
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) reported that four men were charged in a 61-count indictment for their respective roles in an auto theft and home invasion ring. The charges include home …
Read More New Zealand Firefighters Say Tongariro Wildfire Is Coming Under Control
A wildfire that swept across thousands of hectares of New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park appears to be coming under control, officials said. Residents are being allowed back into the area following an earlier evacuation. Rain and the efforts of firefighters …
Read More Typhoon Set to Swing Toward Taiwan After Ripping Philippines
Typhoon Fung-Wong is forecast to swing toward Taiwan after the powerful storm struck the Philippines’ northeast late on Sunday, causing widespread flooding and the suspension of government operations. The cyclone — known locally as Uwan — has now moved over …
Read More Catastrophe Bonds Absorb ‘Black Swan’ Event Dealt by Melissa
A rare thing is about to happen in the $55 billion market for catastrophe bonds: a trigger event will wipe out 100% of a bond’s principal. Jamaica’s $150 million cat bond has been the subject of controversy since it failed …
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