Posts by Hometown Insurance
Severe Thunderstorms Threaten From Great Lakes to New Jersey
Another round of severe thunderstorms is threatening the US and Canada, from the Great Lakes to New Jersey, promising to disrupt flights and cause power outages. There is a level two risk of severe thunderstorms from Michigan to New Jersey …
Read More People Moves: Cincinnati Insurance Chief Claims Officer Schambow to Retire, McMillan to Assume Responsibilities
Cincinnati Financial Corporation announced that Marc J. Schambow, CPCU, AIM, ASLI, chief claims officer for its property casualty subsidiaries, led by The Cincinnati Insurance Company, will retire in January 2027. Schambow has served as Cincinnati’s top claims officer since 2020, …
Read More Ships Adopt Makeshift Anti-Drone Defenses as Black Sea Attacks Intensify
Tankers and cargo ships are transiting the Bosphorus strait adorned with nets, water tanks and tires to try to fend off growing Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes in the Black Sea, according to security experts and video obtained by Reuters. …
Read More First Half US P/C Industry Underwriting Gain Jumps to $31.7B
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry posted a much higher net underwriting gain of $31.7 billion for the first half of 2026, up from $11.6 billion the prior year. According to a report from data analytics and technology firm Verisk and …
Read More PG&E to Defer $2 Billion of Work After California Shelved Fire Bill
PG&E Corp. plans to defer about $2 billion of investments next year as part of a strategic review of its businesses, a move that comes after it said a proposed revamp of California’s wildfire response didn’t do enough to protect …
Read More Stewart Information Services Acquires Telecommunications Specialist Tower Title
Houston-based title insurer and real estate services firm Stewart Information Services Corp. reports it has acquired East Providence, Rhode Island-based Tower Title, a national specialist in title services for the telecommunications industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded …
Read More AIG Executive Chair and Former CEO Zaffino Set to Exit for Palantir
AIG said early Wednesday that its former chief executive officer and current executive chair Peter Zaffino will be leaving the board effective Sept. 15 to join Palantir Technologies Inc. as global head of financial services. Zaffino had just transitioned to …
Read More Florida Bans Flock Cameras, License Plate Readers From State Roads
Florida has banned local police from installing license-plate readers on state roads, responding to growing concern about the proliferation of surveillance cameras made by Flock Safety and other companies. The Florida Department of Transportation on Monday revoked all permits for …
Read More German Power Grid Hit Twice in Latest Suspected Sabotage
Germany’s power grid was hit twice in a single day on Tuesday, with incidents on opposite sides of the country knocking units of coal-fired power plants offline and authorities investigating possible terrorist or extremist motives. The latest incident occurred in …
Read More Thieves Snatch $4 Million Necklace From Vienna Museum
A historic diamond necklace originally designed for the Egyptian royal family and valued at about $4 million was stolen from a major Vienna museum, triggering a police manhunt for the two alleged thieves. The men smashed a display case in …
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