Posts by Hometown Insurance
Bayer Threatens to Stop Roundup Weedkiller Sales in US Over Litigation Costs
Bayer has told U.S. lawmakers it could stop selling Roundup weedkiller unless they can strengthen legal protection against product liability litigation, according to a financial analyst and a person close to the matter. Bayer has paid about $10 billion to …
Read More Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Philippines-Based Re/Insurance Broker Philinsure
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired the remaining shares of Philippines-based Philpacific Insurance Brokers & Managers Inc., dba Philinsure, following a minority investment in the business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Philinsure is a commercial …
Read More Medical Plane’s Voice Recorder Likely Not Working for Years Before Crash
The cockpit voice recorder was not working on a medical transport plane that killed seven people when it plummeted into a Philadelphia neighborhood in January and likely had not been functioning for several years, the National Transportation Safety Board said …
Read More Brazil Insurer Caixa Seguridade Files for Secondary Share Offering
Brazilian state-run insurance firm Caixa Seguridade said late on Sunday it had filed for a follow-on share offering that will comprise a secondary sale of stock owned by controller Caixa Economica Federal. The move was widely expected since the company …
Read More Citi Fined by Swiss Exchange Regulator Over 2022 Fat-Finger Flash Crash
Citigroup Inc. was fined 500,000 Swiss francs ($568,000) by Switzerland’s stock exchange regulator for failures after a London staffer’s fat-finger trade caused a flash crash in European stocks in 2022. The total value of the erroneous trades executed on the …
Read More Regulators Ask Gallagher for More Information on $13.4 Billion AssuredPartners Acquisition
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported that it has received a second request for information from federal officials relating to its proposed $13.45 billion acquisition of AssuredPartners, Inc. Gallagher said it is actively responding to the request and expects that …
Read More Cyclone Alfred Weakens to Tropical Low, Sparing Any Major Damage
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred weakened to a tropical low and was still lingering off the coast of Brisbane on Saturday afternoon, sparing Australia’s third-biggest city from any major damage. The storm still threatens to bring high winds and flooding to an …
Read More FEMA Cancels Classes at National Fire Academy Amid Federal Funding Cuts
The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were …
Read More As Some States Welcome More Captives, Alabama DOI Declares Moratorium on Them
Just as several other U.S. states are bragging about the growing number of captive insurers domiciled there – and are making changes to attract more captives – Alabama regulators have declared a temporary moratorium on those types of insurance companies. …
Read More Virginia’s Top Court Rejects Amazon’s ‘Zig-Zag’ in Upholding Flex Drivers as Employees
The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that Amazon Flex drivers are employees and not independent contractors while criticizing the company for changing its arguments after it lost in prior decisions. Amazon Logistics failed to convince the high court …
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