Posts by Hometown Insurance
Capita Warns Customer Data May Have Been Stolen in Cyber Attack
Capita Plc, one of the UK’s biggest outsourcing companies, said that customer data may have been stolen during a recent cyberattack. There is “currently some evidence of limited data exfiltration from the small proportion of affected server estate which might …
Read More FBI: Fire That Damaged Cambridge Church Probed as Arson
A fire that broke out at a Massachusetts church not long after Easter services is being investigated as a possible arson, according to the FBI and state and local law enforcement agencies. The fire started about 5:30 p.m. April 9 …
Read More Two Charged With Setting Philadelphia Fire That Killed Firefighter for Insurance Money
The owner of a Philadelphia building that caught fire and collapsed last summer, killing a city firefighter and injuring five other people, has been indicted along with another man on charges they set the blaze, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Al-Ashraf …
Read More Insurance Veteran Motamed, 74, Dies
Thomas F. Motamed, an industry veteran who started his career as a claims trainee and eventually led some of the largest insurers in the world, died of brain cancer on Tuesday. He was 74 years old. Motamed was most recently …
Read More Pew: 7-in-10 Americans Favor Steps to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050
Cannabis enthusiasts have the 4/20 holiday, but in two days some 7.9 billion people have cause to celebrate. Earth Day is Saturday, and while today’s eyes are on the cannabis holiday, the media is already starting to turn coverage to …
Read More Judge Halts Most Talc Lawsuits Against J&J, Stops Trials
A U.S. judge on Thursday halted most of the tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other talc products caused cancer and stopped any trials as part of a company subsidiary’s second attempt to settle …
Read More Central Oklahoma Tornadoes Kill 3, Cause Widespread Damage
A tornado outbreak on in central Oklahoma left three people dead and caused heavy damage Wednesday night. Three fatalities were reported in McClain County, where a tornado hit the town of Cole. Another tornado touched down in Shawnee, causing damage …
Read More Newly Active Sinkhole in Southeast Texas Town Has Some Residents in Fear
DAISETTA, Texas (AP) – When the massive sinkhole first appeared in Daisetta in May 2008, some residents had feared it might engulf their small Southeast Texas town. But after growing to 900 feet (274 m) across and 260 feet (79 …
Read More ChatGPT Poised to Expose Corporate Secrets, Cyber Firm Warns
Companies using generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT could be putting confidential customer information and trade secrets at risk, according to a report from Team8, an Israel-based venture firm. The widespread adoption of new AI chatbots and writing tools could …
Read More Wisconsin Lawmakers Aim for Harsher Carjacking Penalties
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A bipartisan bill designating carjacking as a criminal offense and creating harsher penalties for people who use a weapon to steal a vehicle was set for final approval in the Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday. Passage by …
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