Posts by Hometown Insurance
People Moves: HUB Appoints Bloemers as National Chief Cross-Sell Officer
HUB announced the appointment of Kyle Bloemers as national chief cross-sell officer. The newly created role is part of HUB’s broader strategy to help deliver greater value to clients, drive new business generation and accelerate organic growth. Bloemers will spearhead …
Read More Florida’s Sypher Insurance Exchange Gets COA and BBB Strength Rating
After more than two years of company-building and fundraising, Tampa-based Sypher Insurance Exchange has won its certificate of authority, along with a financial rating. The stamps of approval mark Sypher’s official entry into the market as the first property insurer …
Read More Amazon’s Ring Sued Over Facial Recognition Feature
Amazon was sued on Monday by a Virginia resident over what he said were privacy violations after the company’s Ring doorbell cameras at friends and family members’ homes collected and stored images of his face using facial recognition software. The …
Read More Shipper Escapes $41.9M Award for Man Paralyzed When Lights Fell From Pallet on Him
A worker who suffered serious injuries in 2017 after a 1,300-pound load of lighting fixtures fell onto him has lost the $41.9 million he was awarded by a jury in October 2022. The Connecticut Appellate Court this week overturned the …
Read More Anthropic Offers Mythos Model Access to 150 Additional Groups
Anthropic PBC is allowing 150 additional organizations around the world to access Mythos, an artificial intelligence model aimed at finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities that the company has said was too dangerous to make available to the general public. Anthropic plans to …
Read More People Moves: Markel Int’l Promotes McCarthy as MD of Marine, Energy and Construction Division in London; Gallagher Re Names Key Leaders of Programs Solutions Team
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel International and Gallagher Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Int’l Promotes McCarthy as MD of Marine, Energy and Construction Division in London Markel Insurance, the insurance …
Read More Florida Sues OpenAI, Sam Altman Over Chatbot Safety Concerns
The state of Florida sued OpenAI and Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, accusing the artificial intelligence company of ignoring safety warnings and releasing its ChatGPT product while knowing it was harmful to users. The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court, …
Read More Social Media Companies to Pay $27M to Settle Kentucky School District’s Lawsuit
A Kentucky school district secured roughly $27 million in settlements from Meta Platforms and other social media companies over claims they fueled a student mental‑health crisis, according to records seen by Reuters on Friday. Meta agreed to pay the most …
Read More People Moves: Axis Appoints Su to Lead Alternative Risk, NA; Bloemers Hub’s New Chief Cross-Sell Officer; BHSI Names Wyatt Head of Marine for NA, UK
Axis Capital Holdings Limited, headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda, appointed Austin Su as head of alternative risk, North America. Su will lead the development and execution of Axis’s alternative risk and structured casualty strategy, focusing on building and scaling the company’s …
Read More California Suing Former 23andMe Firm for 2023 Data Breach
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the DNA company formerly known as 23andMe for failing to protect consumer data. Bonta sued Chrome Holding Co., formerly known as 23andMe, for failing to protect its customers’ personal information and …
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