Posts by Hometown Insurance
Illinois Contractor Faces $287K Fine for Safety Violations
Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a residential structure without required protections three times at …
Read More Minnesota County to Pay $3.4M to Settle Suit Over Detainee’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s most populous county will pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged jail workers ignored the pleas of a 41-year-old man who died of a perforated bowel after spending days begging to be taken to …
Read More Iowa Couple Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
An Iowa couple pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, forgery and theft, the Iowa Insurance Division announced. Des Moines – Lance Seastrand, age 52, and his wife, Staci Seastrand, age 56, of Davenport, were sentenced on October 31, 2024, after pleading …
Read More People Moves: Price Forbes Taps BMS’s Morgan for Global Construction Team; MGA Altea Insurance Names Dixon as Senior Underwriter
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Price Forbes and the MGA Altea Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Taps BMS’s Morgan for Global Construction Team Price Forbes, the London-based broker, …
Read More South Carolina Lab Recaptures 5 More Escaped Monkeys But 13 Still on the Loose
YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn’t fully locked. As of Monday afternoon, 30 of the 43 …
Read More Investment Firm Executive Lindberg Admits $2 Billion Fraud
North Carolina investment firm founder Greg Lindberg, already convicted this year on bribery charges, pleaded guilty to a separate $2 billion fraud. Lindberg, who founded Eli Global LLC, admitted in federal court in Charlotte on Tuesday that he bought a …
Read More Global CO2 Emissions to Hit Record High in 2024, Report Says
Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off course from averting more destructive climate extremes, scientists said on Wednesday. The Global Carbon Budget report, …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Aviva’s Lloyd’s Insurer Probitas Launches 5 New Lines of Business
Aviva’s Lloyd’s business Probitas announced it began to quote for five new classes of business – marine (cargo, fine art & specie, and ports & terminals), construction, renewable energy, contingency/event cancellation, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A), effective Nov. 1. This …
Read More GM to Recall More Than 461,000 Vehicles Over Transmission Issues: NHTSA
General Motors will recall 461,839 vehicles over an issue with transmission, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. The recall involves some models of 2020-2022 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2021 Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon, among …
Read More World Insurance Adds Skylands Insurance Group of New Jersey
National insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports it acquired the business of Skylands Insurance Group of Flanders, New Jersey on August 1, 2024. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Skylands was founded in 2017 and provides commercial and personal …
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