Posts by Hometown Insurance
Everclear High-Proof Alcohol Poses Extreme Risk, Alleges Burn Victim’s Lawsuit
In May 2025, Massachusetts college student Yvette Yuri Lanuza Digan was at a fraternity gathering when another person poured Everclear grain alcohol onto an open fire in the backyard of the house. An enormous fireball instantly erupted, enveloping Digan who …
Read More Inszone Acquires Kansas’ Snell-Nelson Insurance Agency
Inszone Insurance Services announced that it has acquired Snell-Nelson Insurance Agency, Inc, an agency based in Ashland, Kansas, with additional operations throughout Kansas and Oklahoma. Established in 1985 by Monica Meininger, Snell-Nelson Insurance Agency has built a reputation with clients …
Read More Cybersecurity Bosses Grow Increasingly Worried About AI Attacks and Misuse
Nearly a quarter of cybersecurity bosses said their companies have experienced an attack powered by artificial intelligence in the past year, according to a new survey in which AI risk emerged as the defining challenge. The number of AI-enabled attacks …
Read More Illinois Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Insurance Fraud and Arson Scheme
A district judge this month sentenced sentenced Evette “Betty” Osuegbu, 62, of Granite City, Illinois to 15 years in federal prison for her role in a string of arsons and insurance fraud stretching from 2014 to 2023. Following a five-day …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Price Forbes Adds Construction Capacity to Cross-Class Facility
Price Forbes, the London-based re/insurance broker, announced the further expansion of its exclusive cross-class facility, Lectio, to include construction/builders risk coverage. Lectio will automatically follow pre-approved Lloyd’s leaders across placements for short-period construction within the U.S., Canada and Australia. Price …
Read More Tesla Failed to Stop Autopilot Misuse, Safety Expert Testifies
Tesla Inc. hasn’t done enough to protect against drivers misusing its Autopilot system, a safety expert testified at a trial over a 2019 fatal collision. Mary “Missy” Cummings, an engineering professor at George Mason University, told jurors in Miami federal …
Read More Patriot Growth Adds Florida-based Legacy Insurance to the Team
Patriot Growth Insurance Services, a national insurance brokerage and partnership platform, has announced another team member: Florida-based Legacy Insurance Solutions. Legacy is a family-founded insurance agency with offices in Tallahassee and Palm Beach Gardens. It was founded in 2011. Brand …
Read More Allstate Expects Another $2B Catastrophe Losses in Q2
Prior to reporting second-quarter results later this month, Allstate said today it expects slightly lower catastrophe losses in the second quarter, and estimated the bill to be nearly $2 billion. In reporting monthly catastrophe losses, Allstate estimated $619 million from …
Read More Marsh McLennan Reports Q2 Organic Revenue Growth of 4%, Down From Q2 2024
Marsh McLennan reported consolidated revenue during the second quarter of 2025 of $7.0 billion, an increase of 12% from $6.2 billion in Q2 2024, with underlying (organic) revenue growth of 4%, compared with an increase of 6% in Q2 2024. …
Read More A Look Inside the Tenn. Lab Making Advanced Fuel for US Nuclear Ambitions
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Near signs that warn of radioactive risk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a half-dozen workers from the nuclear power company X-energy are making what appear to be gray billiard balls. Inside, they’re packed with thousands …
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