Posts by Hometown Insurance
A Mississippi City’s Tax Break Spurred Post-Katrina Building. But Will Homes Stand?
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how anyone wouldn’t want to live there. “People are always going to gravitate to the water,” he said. “And we have …
Read More Aspire in California Secures Strategic Debt Financing from Comvest Partners
Aspire General Insurance announced the completion of a strategic debt financing agreement with Comvest Partners. The investment will enhance California-based Aspire’s capital position, enabling expanded capabilities, deeper market penetration, and continued innovation in insurance technology, according to the company. Comvest …
Read More New Vermont Law Halts Public Funds for Religious Schools. Is Litigation Ahead?
Since 2021, religious schools in Vermont have been receiving an increasing amount of money through Vermont’s school tuitioning program. But Act 73, Vermont’s wide-ranging education reform law signed into law in July, effectively halts that trend. Last week, the state …
Read More Telecom Outage Halted Arriving Flights at Newark Airport, FAA Says
A telecom frequency outage prompted the Federal Aviation Administration Thursday to halt arriving flights at Newark Liberty International Airport for more than an hour, the latest tech issue to snarl flights at the airport near New York City. Flightradar24, a …
Read More People Moves: Carpenter Taps Aon’s Goodman for Newly Created Role of Chief Client & Growth Officer; Aon Promotes Anderson as Head of Professional Services
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Guy Carpenter and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. Carpenter Taps Aon’s Goodman for Newly Created Role of Chief Client & Growth Officer Guy Carpenter, the …
Read More Former Alfa Agent in Georgia Pleads Guilty to Misusing Premium Payments
A fomer Alfa insurance agent in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to using more than $200,000 from one policyholder to cover other expenses, including the premium payments for other insureds. Jeremy Lasseter, of Warner Robins, Georgia, near Macon, was indicted in …
Read More Peloton Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Post-Pandemic Outlook
Peloton Interactive must face a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by masking excess inventory of its home exercise equipment as the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic passed, a divided federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. Reversing a lower court ruling, …
Read More Ford to Recall Hundreds of Thousands of Vehicles Over Instrument Panel, Leak Issues
Ford Motor Company is recalling more than 355,000 trucks in the U.S over a issue with the instrument panel display, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Aug. 27. The recall affects certain Ford 2025-2026 models – F-550 SD, …
Read More Wildfire Burning in Central California Forest Area Is Latest Blaze of Concern
A fast-growing wildfire burning in central California’s Sierra National Forest in Fresno County in a remote area is the latest blaze of concern for firefighters. The Garnet Fire has burned more than 13,900 acres and is 0% contained, according to …
Read More DeSantis Unleashes ‘Florida DOGE’ in Quest to Kill Property Taxes
Ron DeSantis is seeking to complete his project of remaking Florida into a conservative paradise with perhaps his riskiest wager yet: a campaign to largely wipe out property taxes. In his nearly seven years in office, the governor has ushered …
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