Posts by Hometown Insurance
AM Best Revises Issuer Credits Rating Outlook to Stable for Members of Grinnell Mutual Group
AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICRs of “a+” (Excellent) of the members of Grinnell …
Read More Central Texas Floods Reveal Need to Improve Disaster Response in Unincorporated Areas
Rain was already coursing through the usually dry creek near Abraham Stallins’ home in the Texas Hill Country when a flash flood warning lit up his phone. It was just after midnight on July 5, and many neighbors were sleeping, …
Read More Insurance Industry, Others Press Congress to Act on NFIP at Deadline
Organizations representing the insurance, real estate, mortgage banking, financing, and property management industries sent a letter to Congressional leaders calling for quick action to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The program expires at the end of Sept. 30. …
Read More The Fidelis Partnership Launches Accident & Health MGA, Corsiam
Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced the launch of Corsiam Specialty Ltd., a new accident & health managing general agent (MGA). Backed by The Fidelis Partnership Syndicate 3123 …
Read More Private Credit Could Amplify Shock in Next Crisis, Fitch Says
Private credit could be a “meaningful” transmission channel during the next crisis, amplifying a systemic shock to the financial system with negative repercussions for a broad range of investors, according to Fitch Ratings. The fast-growing asset class has already exhibited …
Read More Chinese Hackers Breached Foreign Ministers’ Email Servers
Chinese hackers breached email servers of foreign ministers as part of a years-long effort targeting the communications of diplomats around the world, according to researchers at the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks Inc. Attackers accessed Microsoft Exchange email servers, gaining …
Read More Lengthy Government Shutdown to Impact Insurers, Says AM Best
Unless Congress reaches a compromise on funding by midnight, there will be no budget and the government will shut down—sending out waves of implications that will disrupt the insurance industry, according to AM Best. “The potential government shutdown coincides with …
Read More Volkswagen Loses Top Court Case Over Diesel Deal With Ex-CEO
Volkswagen AG lost an appeals case in Germany’s highest civil court over the shareholders’ approval of a settlement with former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn over his role in the diesel-emissions scandal that cost the company more than €30 billion …
Read More Marsh Names Fred Smith Florida Risk Management Leader
Marsh, the global insurance broker and risk advisor, has named Fred Smith the Florida corporate and risk management segment leader, overseeing service for large and middle-market clients in the state. Smith will relocate to Miami from New York and report …
Read More New York Financial Services Regulator Harris to Depart
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Superintendent Adrienne Harris will be leaving the Department of Financial Services (DFS). Hochul is appointing Kaitlin Asrow as acting superintendent of DFS effective October 18, 2025. “I’d like to thank Superintendent Harris for …
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