Posts by Hometown Insurance
Nearly 7M Cars Have Unfixed Backup Camera Recalls: CARFAX
Recalls related to backup cameras have risen sharply, up by more than a million since the start of the year, according to CARFAX data. Nearly 7 million vehicles on U.S. roads have unfixed recalls on their backup camera system, which …
Read More Brown & Brown Wins Temporary Injunction Against Howden
Brown & Brown late last week received a measured victory when a Minnesota judge granted the broker a temporary restraining order against rival broker Howden US, who stands accused of taking hundreds of employees from Brown & Brown. According to …
Read More Family of FSU Mass Shooting Victim Sues OpenAI in Federal Court in Florida
The family of a man killed in a 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in a U.S. court, claiming the shooter was aided by ChatGPT in planning the attack. The family of Tiru …
Read More NJ High Court Blocks Double Recovery of Future PIP Medical Benefits
New Jersey car accident victims cannot recover future medical expenses in a personal injury trial if the expenses do not exceed the state’s $250,000 no-fault personal injury protection (PIP) coverage limit, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in a …
Read More Munich Re Flags Up to €2.5 Billion Private Credit Exposure
Munich Re said it has investments of as much as €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) in private credit, an asset class that has been facing fund redemptions and scrutiny of underwriting standards. Private credit “is about 1% of the asset portfolio …
Read More Uncertainty Over Hantavirus Spread Complicates Efforts to Contain Cruise Ship Outbreak
Passengers from the Hondius cruise ship are being repatriated under a patchwork of measures that reflect uncertainty over how this strain of hantavirus spreads, complicating efforts to contain the deadly outbreak. Some passengers are being placed in biocontainment units, notably …
Read More Viewpoint: Here’s How to Bring Cross-Border Growth, Regional Systems Under Control
Cross-border insurance programs are both commercially attractive and operationally demanding. Acquiring new businesses, adding geographies, teams, products, lines of business, and partners is a real opportunity for growth. But most insurance platforms are traditionally optimized for local taxes, language, currency, …
Read More Worst Start to Wildfire Season Raises Alarm as El Niño Threatens
Record-breaking heat and drought have fueled the world’s worst ever start to a wildfire year, as climate change and a developing El Niño threaten to push extreme weather to new heights. Over the first four months of this year, more …
Read More Ex-NFL Player Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for $200M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Rufus French, a former NFL player who starred at Ole Miss, was sentenced last week to over 16 years in prison for orchestrating a years-long scheme to scam government agencies out of nearly $200 million by selling patient information and …
Read More Polluters to Win Protection Against Legal Action in New Zealand
New Zealand’s government plans a law change to prevent private legal action against greenhouse gas emitters, arguing cases have created business uncertainty and deterred investment. The amendment will impact current and future proceedings before the courts, including a case brought …
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