Posts by Hometown Insurance
West Virginia Residents Wary After State Nursing Homes Sold to Private Company
Every day, LaRanda Schoolcraft drives five minutes down the hill from her Terra Alta home to visit the family member she calls her “person.” “My grandpa has dementia now and doesn’t always make sense,” she said. “But I see the …
Read More California AG Encouraged by OpenAI’s Stance on Chatbot Harms in Wake of Suit
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he was “encouraged” by a recent talk with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and actions the company has taken in the wake of a lawsuit alleging ChatGPT guided a teenager to suicide. In …
Read More Amynta Group Acquires Louisiana’s International Sureties
Amynta Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Global Surety, LLC, International Sureties Limited and International Sureties SARL (collectively, “International Sureties”), a commercial surety broker based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The transaction is subject to regulatory …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Hub International Launches HUB Livestock Insurance in Canada
Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced the launch of HUB Livestock Insurance in Canada, a scalable product with multiple specialized sub-programs, including equine, poultry and egg, dairy and cattle offerings, with others in development. HUB Livestock Insurance is …
Read More Judge Rules Trump Cannot Block Nearly-Finished Offshore Wind Project
Danish offshore wind developer Orsted can restart work on the nearly finished Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island, a federal judge ruled on Monday, after President Donald Trump’s administration halted the project last month. The ruling is …
Read More Court Reinstates Vermont Christian School to Sports League After Transgender Dispute
A federal appeals court says a Vermont Christian school can participate in the state’s sports league, overturning a previous ruling that upheld a ban on the school after it forfeited a high school girls basketball game against a team with …
Read More Autonomous Trucking Startup Gatik to Deploy 50 Rigs in Canada
Autonomous trucking startup Gatik AI Inc. plans to operate 50 self-driving freight trucks in Canada by the end of next year, pushing toward driverless shipping with plans to remove the safety driver within months of deployment on public roads. Privately-held …
Read More Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack Shutdown to Hit 4 Weeks; Insurance Cover in Question
Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is extending the closure of its factories until October 1 following a cyberattack in early September that has left its operations paralyzed and smaller suppliers struggling. The luxury carmaker, owned by India’s Tata Motors, …
Read More Drones, Systems Hack Test Europe’s Aviation Security Defenses
A hack hitting major airports across Europe followed by drone incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo are testing the weak spots of the region’s aviation infrastructure and raising fears about coordinated attacks leading to increased disruption. In Denmark, drones halted flights …
Read More Hong Kong’s Airlines Evacuate Planes as They Wait Out Typhoon Ragasa
As Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the only headache for airlines based at one of the world’s busiest airports. Ahead of the …
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