Posts by Hometown Insurance
California Labor Commissioner Fines Homecare Company $2.3M for Worker Misclassification
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited a homecare provider $2.3 million for misclassifying caregivers in a test of a new law the went into effect in January. The LCO issued the fines to Amity In-Home Care Services Inc. for misclassifying …
Read More Home of CEO of SAIF in Oregon Shot at, No Injures Reported
Various media outlets have reported shots were fired into the home of the head of Oregon worker’s compensation insurer SAIF Corp. The outlets are reporting that the early-morning Feb. 21 shooting occurred at the Lake Oswego home of the SAIF …
Read More Apple to Keep DEI Efforts, Though Some Adjustments Possible
Apple Inc. investors rejected an outside shareholder proposal to end the iPhone maker’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, though Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said that the company may make some adjustments to the program. The company conducted the vote …
Read More Greenpeace Pushes Back Against Lawsuit Threatening Free Speech Rights in North Dakota Trial
A Texas pipeline company’s lawsuit accusing Greenpeace of defamation, disruptions and attacks during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline goes to trial in North Dakota on Monday, in a case the environmental advocacy organization says threatens free speech rights and …
Read More Texan Insurance Introduces Artemis as New Parent Brand
Texan Insurance, a provider of personalized insurance solutions in Texas, announced the launch of Artemis Insurance as its new parent brand. The move aims to expand the company’s high-touch, high-tech insurance model nationwide while maintaining its commitment to personalized service …
Read More Study Finds High Rates of Cancer Near Hazardous San Jacinto River Waste Pits
Texans living in a 250-square-mile area of Harris County that includes a hazardous Superfund site had abnormally high rates of certain types of cancer, according to a new assessment from the state’s health department. The study, which was published earlier …
Read More AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Michigan’s Hastings
AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICR of “a+” (Excellent) of Hastings Insurance Company based …
Read More Scam Calls Hit Record in Thailand Before Cyber Fraud Crackdown
Thailand saw the number of scam calls and text messages more than double to a record 168 million in 2024 from a year earlier, an anti-scam tech firm said, before authorities stepped up a crackdown on cyber fraud operations in …
Read More Avalanches in West Claim More Lives, Including Weekend Death in Colorado
One person was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking just the latest fatality stemming from avalanches in the western U.S. this season. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they described as a skier-triggered avalanche …
Read More FDA, CDC Investigating Multi-State Listeria Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. As of …
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