Posts by Hometown Insurance
Massachusetts Finalizes New Safety, Consumer Rules for Assisted Living Facilities
One year after the tragic fire at Gabriel House in Fall River claimed the lives of 10 residents and injured dozens more, Massachusetts has finalized a set of new safety regulations to better protect those living in assisted living residences …
Read More Drought Pits Farms Against Towns and Industry in Scramble for Water in West
In Arizona, dead fish lie in the dry bed of a reservoir. To the north, a small Utah town could run out of water in months. And in Colorado, a rancher has sold a fifth of her herd as stock …
Read More Coalition Follows Allianz Deal by Expanding Cyber Solution for Large Companies
Managing general agent and specialist cyber insurer Coalition said it has launched Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprises, with up to USD $25 million in cyber limits for U.S. large businesses. This follows the May announcement of Coalition’s expanded strategic relationship …
Read More Crash of Helicopter Fighting Colorado Wildfire Leaves Pilot Dead
A helicopter helping fight a Colorado wildfire has crashed into a reservoir, killing the pilot, authorities said. The aircraft was reported down Sunday in the Silver Jack Reservoir and the pilot’s body was recovered by divers. The Gunnison County Sheriff’s …
Read More US to Launch AI and Cybersecurity Coordination Group, White House Says
The U.S. will formally bring together AI developers and essential services providers to share information on cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified by advanced AI systems and coordinate responses, according to a White House statement, fulfilling U.S. President Donald Trump’s order from June. …
Read More AI Backlash Builds in President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Backyard
A vote in Palm Beach County on whether to allow the construction of a digital infrastructure hub to house AI data centers and warehouses is set to show the strength of Florida’s efforts to rein in the technology industry. Project …
Read More Business Moves: Duck Creek Buys Send to Create Novel Agentic Solution
Insurance industry software-as-a-service provider Duck Creek Technologies said it has acquired commercial underwriting platform Send Technology Solutions. Duck Creek said together the companies will create the “first and only agentic solution to unite core insurance operations and intelligent underwriting workflows …
Read More Iran Threatens to Block More Vital Seaways as Trump Orders Renewed Iran Blockade
Iran threatened on Wednesday to shut off more regional energy exports, after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports and both sides launched more strikes as they vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz. The apparent threat …
Read More Russian Strike on Ukraine’s Odesa Kills Three as Moscow, Kyiv Battle Over Black Sea
Russia and Ukraine stepped up their battle over the Black Sea and key trade routes on Wednesday, with Moscow killing three people in an attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and Kyiv’s drone forces striking Russian shipping. Odesa …
Read More OpenAI Unaware of ‘Any Evidence’ Showing Apple Lawsuit Has Merit
OpenAI said on Tuesday that it’s “not aware of any evidence” that an Apple Inc. lawsuit alleging trade-secret theft has merit. The latest remarks come four days after Apple filed the suit, which claimed that OpenAI took proprietary technology to …
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