Posts by Hometown Insurance

A DHL cargo plane flying from Germany to Lithuania crashed close to Vilnius Airport, killing a crew member and injuring three others, according to police. The Boeing 737-400, which took off from the eastern German city of Leipzig, went down …

Want a simple, yet effective agency management tip for making your employees happy? Treat them like customers. That mindset stood out among comments from employees who nominated Morris & Garritano in Insurance Journal’s 2024 Best Agency to Work For survey. …

Meta Platforms Inc. faces an April 14 trial in the Federal Trade Commission’s long-running antitrust lawsuit to break up the company. US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the trial will take place in Washington next year. The FTC’s …

Along with the rising cost of living in many facets of families’ daily lives, property insurance availability and affordability continue to be a challenge across the U.S. Inflation has been persistently increasing repair, labor, and medical costs. And legal system …

It’s All in the Family at Higginbotham There’s a certain “something” about Rusty Reid that makes it clear why folks might like to work for him as chief executive and chairman of Higginbotham. He feels like a buddy, a big …

InsureTrust, a cyber insurance and risk management broker within CRC Group and based in Norcross, Georgia, has named Brad Davis executive vice president. Davis will work in Nashville and will report to CRC/InsureTrust’s cyber practice leader Christian Durdaller, the company …

The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is cautioning drivers to be on the lookout for deer and other wild animals as temperatures drop and nights become longer. “Dawn and dusk are the most susceptible times to experience deer collisions,” …

An Ohio outpatient mental health treatment facility has agreed to pay a $16,000 settlement and take numerous steps to improve workplace safety after a patient attacked a nurse practitioner violently in April 2024. Responding to the incident, investigators with the …

Texas reached a $12.6 million settlement with TPC Group over environmental violations related to the November 2019 explosions at the company’s Port Neches chemical plant, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday. The settlement requires TPC Group to repair or …

A federal jury has awarded $2 million in punitive damages against SkyWest Airlines and $170,000 for emotional harm to Sarah Budd, a female parts clerk, to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), …