Posts by Hometown Insurance
Missouri Jury Asked to Award More Than $6B in Preterm Formula Case
A lawyer for a Missouri mother on Wednesday asked a jury to make Abbott ABT.N and Reckitt’s RKT.L Mead Johnson pay a total of more than $6 billion in the latest trial over claims that the companies’ formulas for premature …
Read More Federal Court Upholds New York’s Ban on Guns in Sensitive Places
A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t mean New York can’t enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said last week, repeating findings it made a year ago. The 2nd …
Read More Lemonade Remains in the Red With $68M Loss in Q3
Insurtech Lemonade reported a third quarter 20243 net loss of nearly $68 million and a year-to-date loss of $172.2 million. Results were in comparison to a net loss of $61.5 during the same quarter and a loss of $194.5 as …
Read More Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor
An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety violations, after an investigation and litigation by the federal government. The company, Elmer W. Davis Inc., had contested citations for …
Read More Trick or Treat? Lawsuit Alleges Some Hershey Candy Wrappers Contain PFAS
Just two days before Halloween, The Hershey Co. was hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that the packaging of some of its candies contains unsafe levels of chemicals known as fluorine and/or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The suit …
Read More TPG’s Exactech Goes Bankrupt After Lawsuits Over Recalled Implant Devices
Exactech Inc., a maker of joint-replacement implants owned by TPG Capital, has filed bankruptcy after being accused in more than a thousand lawsuits of making defective hip and knee implants that hurt patients. The Florida-based company sought court protection Tuesday …
Read More ‘Pivotal’ Q3 Sees Insurtech Root Achieves Net Income Profit for the First Time
For the first time in the company’s history, Root Inc. recorded a quarterly net income profit. The Columbus, Ohio-based parent company of Root Insurance founded in 2015 recorded third quarter net income of about $23 million compared to a net …
Read More People Moves: Rivera Appointed CEO of Marsh McLennan LATAM/Caribbean, Brockman Named Chair; HDI Global Taps AGCS’s Strasser as Board Member for Specialty Lines
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh McLennan Latin America and HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. Rivera Appointed CEO of Marsh McLennan LATAM and Caribbean, Brockman Named Chair Insurance broker Marsh McLennan …
Read More Companies Boost Social and Climate Reporting Amid ESG Backlash
Many U.S. companies have stepped up reporting on environmental and social matters in recent years even with sustained pressure from conservative politicians, data reviewed by Reuters shows. The trend shows the importance investors and regulators now place on environmental, social …
Read More New York Reduces Workers’ Compensation Assessment Rate for 2025
New York employers will pay 22% less in the annual assessment to run the state’s workers’ compensation system in 2025. The rate assessed on standard premiums will be 7.1% beginning January 1, 2025, down from 9.2% in 2024. The Hochul …
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