Posts by Hometown Insurance

Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for insurance claims leaders, including chief claims officers, innovation & transformation leaders, customer experience …

Rain fell over and around the Ross Fire in North Texas on Thursday, a welcome reprieve to firefighters who have battled the flames for two weeks. The heavy rain, while brief, could dampen flames and embers and speed containment of …

Bayer’s Monsanto unit heads to a Missouri state court on Monday seeking approval of a $7.25 billion settlement that could resolve tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging that its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. In a pivotal test of …

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has introduced a new benefit for eligible political risk insurance policyholders: access to a one-off advisory consultation with Blackthorn Risk Group Ltd., a London-based independent security consultancy. Through this new …

Public school students in Springfield, Massachusetts have been told they can return to their schools on Monday, September 14 after the schools were closed on Tuesday due to a cyber incident. According to Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and school officials, …

The months-long effort to put a Ryan Turner Specialty insurance unit in charge of a lucrative commercial policies clearinghouse in Florida may be far from over, after Ryan filed notice of intent to protest the awarding of the contract to …

Five members of a crew killed when an Amazon cargo jet smashed into their van were wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at the Miami airport when they were struck, lawyers for one of the victims said on Wednesday. …

Prior to September 2001, terrorism was covered by a standard commercial insurance policy. Either as a direct mention in the policy wording or by its omission, it was covered. But the attacks on 9/11 changed everything. Today, an insurance industry …

Nearly a dozen counties in Northern California face an elevated risk of power shutoffs this weekend as extreme heat and high winds boost wildfire conditions across the region. PG&E Corp., which serves more than 5.5 million electric customers in northern …

Japan’s Digital Agency said it suffered unauthorized access to its servers and personal data on about 246,000 people may have leaked. The agency detected access to a large volume of files on its Government Solution Service network using a maintenance …