Posts by Hometown Insurance
French Lawmaker Asks Prosecutor to Probe TikTok for ‘Endangering the Lives’ of Users
The chairman of a French parliamentary committee investigating TikTok’s psychological effects on minors said on Thursday that he had asked for a criminal probe into TikTok’s possible responsibility for “endangering the lives” of its young users. The committee, launched in …
Read More Duffy Acquires Sartori Agency of Massachusetts
Duffy Insurance Agencies in Lynn, Massachusetts announced it has acquired the Sartori Insurance, a family-run agency that has served the Lexington, Massachusetts community for more than 50 years. The Sartori team will continue to operate from the agency’s Lexington office …
Read More Two High-Profile Personal injury Law Firms Sue… Each Other
Insurance folks tired of hearing about personal injury law firms going after those “greedy insurance companies” might want a ringside seat for this one. Two high-profile Boston-area personal injury law firms are going after each other over allegations of trade …
Read More Scientists Link Major Carbon Emitters to Worsening Heat Waves
One quarter of more than 200 heat waves that occurred worldwide this century may have been impossible without human-induced global warming. Emissions from the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies played a significant role in worsening those events, according …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Howden’s MGA DUAL Launches Cargo Insurance in Europe
DUAL Europe, the managing general agent and unit of insurance intermediary Howden, announced the launch of its cargo insurance business, effective from Sept. 1, 2025. This marks a strategic expansion of DUAL Europe’s marine proposition, following the successful rollout of …
Read More Viewpoint: Rethinking Basis Risk in Structured Insurance Solutions
Insurance solutions—more broadly referred to as risk transfer—that are parametric in design have become a common point of conversation between insurance buyers and their risk advisors when discussing protection options. These alternative risk transfer products are widely viewed as complementing …
Read More Fleet Operators Want More From Their Insurers: Survey
A newly released report suggests that nearly 90 percent of fleets believe claims service needs to improve, sparking a turning point for the commercial insurance industry. AI native insurer Nirvana released its 2025 Claims Experience Report surveying commercial fleet decision-makers …
Read More Bacterial Greening Disease Infects Nearly Half of Brazil’s Citrus Belt
Greening disease, caused by bacteria transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, has infected nearly 48% of Brazil’s citrus belt, according to new data from industry-funded research group Fundecitrus on Wednesday. Such infections have increased for an eighth year in Brazil, …
Read More Disaster Survivors Wait Longer to Get Federal Aid, Says AP
Survivors of major natural disasters in the U.S. are having to wait longer to get aid from the federal government, according to a new Associated Press analysis of decades of data. On average, it took less than two weeks for …
Read More South Korean E-Commerce Giant Coupang Wins US Dismissal of IPO Lawsuit
Coupang, the e-commerce company often called the Amazon of South Korea, won the dismissal on Wednesday of a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders during and after its 2021 initial public offering, Wall Street’s largest by a foreign company in 6-1/2 …
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