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Sentry Insurance will take over as the sponsor of the PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif. The tournament, which will be named The Sentry, will take place Jan. 27-30, 2027. The iconic Torrey Pines has hosted professional golf tournaments since 1952. “We’re honored to continue investing in the game and creating experiences that bring together players, fans, partners and communities,” said Sentry CEO Pete McPartland. “We look forward to working closely with the San Diego community to shine a spotlight on everything that makes the region so special and continue our longstanding dedication of…

ANV, a global insurance intermediary platform, has successfully completed the acquisition of Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions from Specialty Program Group, a subsidiary of Hub International. SCIS is a Texas-based managing general agent specializing in tough-to-place monoline workers’ compensation insurance. The acquisition expands ANV’s U.S. specialty insurance capabilities by adding a differentiated workers’ compensation MGA focused on middle-market accounts and risks that are typically underserved by the standard market. SCIS wrote approximately $250 million of gross written premium in 2025 and currently manages a well-diversified portfolio spanning key industries including construction, manufacturing, and healthcare. SCIS also has a significant presence in…

Holmes Murphy announced that Chaz Cointment has joined the brokerage as a Sr. Client Executive, Surety. In this role, Cointment will be responsible for the development and management of client surety programs. His key focus will be to enhance and optimize Holmes Murphy’s existing surety programs, ensuring they remain scalable, competitive, and aligned with the long-term business objectives of the firm’s clients. Cointment will also play an integral role in expanding Holmes Murphy’s surety presence in the Dallas market, helping to grow its construction practice and strengthen relationships across the region. Cointment has more than 18 years of experience in…

After more than two years of company-building and fundraising, Tampa-based Sypher Insurance Exchange has won its certificate of authority and a financial rating. The stamps of approval mark Sypher’s official entry into the market as the first property insurer with significant investment from insurance agents. Sypher CEO and Founder Subhashish Dutta called it the start of “new era” for the Florida property insurance. “We bring a fundamentally different approach to sustainable capacity in Florida,” Dutta said in a statement. “Over the past two years, we have built an integrated platform that brings together insurance, reinsurance, and technology from day one.”…

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, accuses OpenAI and its online chatbot of violating product liability laws, and also raises negligence and deceptive and unfair trade practices claims. Florida is seeking civil penalties and a court order blocking the company from collecting certain data from users under the age of 13 without parental consent, among other changes. “Sam Altman and ChatGPT have chosen the AI race…

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 operation within Markel Group Inc., announced the appointment of Dan McCarthy as managing director of its newly structured Marine, Energy and Construction division in its London market business. The appointment forms part of Markel International’s continued evolution of its London market business, creating a clearer, more scalable marine, energy and construction structure that supports sustainable growth and makes it easier…

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 plaintiff, Charles Sigwalt, who is seeking class-action status, sued Amazon in federal court in Seattle alleging a feature known as “Familiar Faces” retains images of passersby without their consent. He is seeking at least $5 million in damages for the class. Familiar Faces, which is optional, uses artificial intelligence to identify and remember people so that when they return to…

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 multimillion judgment against industrial lighting company Signify North America Corp. of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. In its opinion dated June 2, the appeals court ruled that the trial court judge and jury wrongly concluded that Signify should have foreseen the injuries that rendered Juan Cruz a paraplegic as a result of its failure to adequately secure the lights to a pallet…

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 announce the increased number of users Tuesday, bringing the total groups with access to about 200. The new organizations are based in 15 countries and span industries such as power, healthcare and communications, the company said. Though Anthropic declined to name the additional participants, it said the group includes companies and nonprofits that produce key programming code for broader use.…

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 at $9 million in the bellwether case for school districts, according to documents that reveal financial terms for the first time as terms of the deals had not been disclosed in court. The operator of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp settled the case brought by Breathitt County School District on May 21, a few weeks before a planned June trial, following…