Posts by Hometown Insurance

Kaplansky Insurance has acquired two central Massachusetts insurance agencies and a third in the western part of the state. The agencies acquired are Buckley Insurance and Mobilio Insurance in Worcester and Pijar Insurance in Holyoke. Buckley Insurance serves clients in …

Assicurazioni Generali SpA and BPCE have reached a preliminary deal to combine their investment units and create Europe’s second-largest asset manager amid a deal wave in the industry. The two firms signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for a joint …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SCOR UK and SCOR Syndicate as well as QBE. A summary of these new hires follows here. SCOR UK Promotes Mummé-Young to CUO SCOR announced the appointment of Henry Mummé-Young as …

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island’s weather administration said, with reports of minor damage. Chipmaker TSMC said it had evacuated staff at its factories in …

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Monday she would meet representatives from key financial services sectors, such as banking and insurance, over the coming months to formulate a new growth and competitiveness strategy. “I am committed to working hand-in-hand …

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Jan. 17 sued two large automakers, accusing General Motors and the United Auto Workers of age discrimination and the Stellantis unit that includes Chrysler of subjecting female employees to sexual harassment. GM and …

The Department of Justice sued Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. for allegedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substances at pharmacies across the US while ignoring red flags that the prescriptions were likely illegal. The lawsuit claims Walgreens pharmacists filled millions of …

PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, will pay $170,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to the EEOC’s …

A cold blast gripping the US South threatens to bring record-breaking snowfall to New Orleans and Houston and a deep freeze that endangers oil and natural gas output and electrical grids. Snow and sleet began dropping Monday night in Houston, …

While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion and $45 billion. Moody’s RMS, in …