Posts by Hometown Insurance

A Nevada court apparently cleared the way for a 2021 lawsuit filed by former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden to proceed against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy …

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a Florida apartment complex where a member of the U.S. Air Force was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy. The judge said the unnamed apartment employee who called police was not …

Insurtech Superagent AI issued a press release yesterday to announce its goal of starting the first fully autonomous AI insurance agent by the end of the year. “We’re not just reshaping insurance. We’re redefining what it means to be an …

Activist investor 7Square is pushing German insurer Nuernberger Beteiligungs AG to consider rival takeover offers, saying a potential acquisition by Vienna Insurance Group wouldn’t reflect its full value. The life-insurance business and the property/casualty operations of Nuernberger have underperformed for …

Texas-based TWFG Insurance has expanded its national footprint with the acquisition of Angers & Litz Associates, Inc., a personal and commercial lines insurance agency based in Schenectady, New York. Angers & Litz has been family owned and operated since 1963. …

Greek coastguard vessels evacuated tourists and locals, while a volunteer firefighter died in Spain as authorities struggled to quell blazes across the Mediterranean. A wildfire in Volissos forced evacuations from two beaches on the island of Chios, with strong winds …

Israeli software provider Sapiens International said on Wednesday that it will be acquired by Advent International for $2.5 billion in cash, as the U.S. private equity firm zeros in on the insurance industry amid an AI boom. The deal comes …

Typhoon Podul hit Taiwan’s sparsely populated southeast coast on Wednesday packing winds of up to 191 kph (118 mph), as a large swathe of southern and eastern parts of the island shut down and hundreds of flights were canceled. Taiwan …

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of unions to block the Trump administration government downsizing team known as the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data on Americans. The Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit …

New insights into workforce recruitment and retention challenges suggest employers who don’t allow a remote work option may be missing out on talent, according to global background screening services and workforce management solutions provider HireRight. The report is based on …