Posts by Hometown Insurance

Attacks on US power grids rose to an all-time high last year, further straining the sprawling and aging network. The number of direct physical attacks, including acts of vandalism and other suspicious activity, that potentially threatened grid reliability rose 77% …

One year after Slide Insurance made waves by taking over thousands of policies from a troubled Florida carrier, the young company has done it again. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday signed a consent order granting Tampa-based Slide …

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $800 million in grant awards through the new Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program includes 50 grants for communities in California. The competitive grant program, established by President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law, …

Central California’s Tulare County will pay $32 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its child welfare agency failed to respond to reports of abuse involving an infant boy who was hospitalized for malnutrition and suffered brain damage, plaintiffs’ attorneys said …

Curi Holdings, Inc. and Constellation, Inc., two of the nation’s leading providers of medical professional liability (MPL) insurance, have signed an agreement to merge. Curi CEO Jason Sandner will remain CEO of Curi Holdings, Inc. Constellation President & CEO Ryan …

BOZRAH, Conn. (AP) — An estimated 100,000 hens died in a weekend fire at a Connecticut farm owned by one of the country’s largest egg producers, Connecticut officials confirmed Monday. It’s one of several such fires that have killed millions …

The man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England is asking for minutes from the grand jury proceeding that led to his indictment, seeking to learn what was disclosed …

Online retailers will need to remain as resilient as possible to combat increasing cyber crime in the wake of a pandemic surge in online shopping, according to David Emm, senior security researcher at cybersecurity provider Kaspersky, on this episode of …

Danish Insurer Tryg Names Brammer as CEO, Succeeding Hübbe The Supervisory Boards of Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S announced that Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Morten Hübbe has decided to step down. Hübbe (51) will be succeeded by Chief …

Denmark on Tuesday raised its cyber security alert level from “medium” to “high” after several attacks by pro-Russian hacker groups in recent weeks, the country’s Centre for Cyber Security said. “The risk level is being raised on the back of …