Posts by Hometown Insurance
Italy to Require Companies Buy Insurance for Climate Risks
Starting Jan. 1, every company in Italy must buy insurance to protect its assets from floods, landslides and other natural hazards that have become more common thanks to global warming. It’s the latest sign of Europe’s rising anxiety about climate …
Read More Rising Sick Days Are Costing Europe Billions Every Year
Norway, illness is becoming an increasingly trying problem. Workers take more sick days than anywhere else in Europe and absences are at the highest level in 15 years. As companies struggle with chronic shortages, critics blame an overly generous welfare …
Read More Triple Threat Targets More Than 30,000 US Homes: CoreLogic
Year-round extreme risk from three natural disasters threatens more than 33,000 homes in the U.S., according to the latest analysis by CoreLogic. Hurricane wind, wildfire and inland flood are the most common combination of perils, research showed. Natural disasters, under-insurance …
Read More Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices
Apple has been accused in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring its workers’ personal devices and iCloud accounts while also barring them from discussing their pay and working conditions. The complaint filed in California state court on Sunday by Amar …
Read More Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Bronze Winner: Brightway Insurance
The people at Brightway Insurance, based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, near Jacksonville, seem to have taken employee satisfaction and performance to a whole new level. Each employee is asked to make sure, before they leave the office each day, …
Read More Old Damage, New Claim: Davies Risk Head Notes Rise in ‘Soft Fraud’ in Southeast
With multiple hurricanes rocking Florida and other parts of the Southeast this year, claims professionals have said they are seeing a trend toward “soft fraud,” with more policyholders attempting to include older or unrelated damage in recent storm claims, and …
Read More Flavored Vape Products Dispute Goes Before US Supreme Court
A dispute over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products due to their health risk to youths goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in another case involving the power …
Read More Texas Farmers Say Forever Chemicals in Fertilizer Poisoned Their Land
JOHNSON COUNTY — Tony Coleman recognizes the signs all too well. A cow drools strings of saliva. Then it starts to limp, each step slower. Then it grows stiff. Then it’s quick. There’s nothing to be done. The cow dies. …
Read More AM Best Revises Outlook for U.S. Personal Lines Insurance Segment to ‘Stable’
AM Best has revised its outlook to stable from negative for the U.S. personal lines insurance segment for 2025, citing improved rate and pricing conditions, particularly in the auto insurance space, along with solid levels of risk-adjusted capitalization among carriers. …
Read More Rockford Mutual to Expand Commercial Lines Products in Michigan
Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC) announced a strategic expansion into the state of Michigan for Commercial Lines products in 2025. This decision is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to diversify its portfolio and spread risk across different markets in …
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