{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"40811","rtpr_id":"nNFCbdRlvk","ticker":"KICK","exchange":"OTC","all_tickers":["KICK"],"title":"Orange Auto Insurance, Inc., Subsidiary of HPN Holdings, Inc. Appoints William Raniere as Executive Vice President of Claims & General Counsel","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-05-20T13:00:12.128Z","article_body":"Chicago, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - May 20, 2026) - HPN Holdings, Inc.\n(OTCID: KICK) (\"HPN\" or the \"Company\") today announced that its subsidiary,\nOrange Auto Insurance, Inc (\"Orange\"), a technology-driven non-standard\nautomobile insurance managing general agency, has appointed William Raniere as\nExecutive Vice President of Claims & General Counsel.\n\nMr. Raniere joins Orange with decades of leadership experience across the\nautomobile insurance, claims, litigation, and legal industries. Prior to\njoining Orange, he served as Deputy General Counsel and Senior VP at\nClearcover Insurance Company, where he helped build out the Claims, Legal and\nCompliance teams for the Company.\n\nPreviously, Mr. Raniere held several senior Executive positions at two other\nrapid growth non-standard automobile carriers, American Access Casualty\nCompany & United Automobile Insurance Company, including General Counsel/Chief\nLitigation Officer & Senior Vice President of Claims & Litigation. Throughout\nhis career, Mr. Raniere has played a key role in overseeing litigation\nstrategy, claims operations, regulatory compliance, risk management, and\norganizational growth within the non-standard automobile insurance market.\n\nIn his role at Orange, Mr. Raniere will oversee the Company's legal affairs,\nclaims strategy, regulatory initiatives, carrier compliance, and operational\nrisk management, while working closely with executive leadership to support\nOrange's long-term expansion strategy. The Company believes his deep\noperational and legal expertise will play a critical role as Orange continues\nbuilding a scalable, technology-focused insurance platform designed to\ncapitalize on opportunities within the non-standard automobile insurance\nmarket.\n\n\"William is one of the most experienced and respected executives in the\nnon-standard automobile insurance industry, and we are extremely excited to\nwelcome him to Orange,\" said Dean Kozlowski, Chief Executive Officer of Orange\nAuto Insurance. \"His background leading legal, claims, and litigation\noperations at multiple successful insurance organizations gives Orange a\ntremendous advantage as we continue executing on our growth strategy. William\nwill play a major role in helping build Orange into a premier\ntechnology-driven insurance platform.\"\n\n\"I am excited to join Orange during such an important stage of the Company's\ndevelopment,\" said William Raniere. \"Orange has assembled an experienced\nleadership team with a clear vision for the future, and I look forward to\nhelping the Company scale its operations, strengthen its infrastructure, and\ncontinue building a differentiated platform within the automobile insurance\nmarket.\"\n\nAbout Orange Auto Insurance\n\nOrange Auto Insurance (\"Orange\") is a non-standard automobile insurance\ncompany and managing general agency focused on identifying and exploiting\nhard-market opportunities that offer the potential for above-market returns.\nOrange delivers a simplified, technology-focused sales, underwriting, and\nclaims platform designed to improve efficiency, pricing accuracy, and\ncommunication across the insurance value chain.\n\nAbout HPN Holdings, Inc.\n\nHPN Holdings, Inc. is an OTC Markets-listed company trading under the symbol\nKICK. The Company's strategy is to acquire and grow premier operating\nbusinesses through mergers and acquisitions.\n\nFor more information, please contact:\nKaitlin Profita\nEmail: admin@HPNHoldings.com\n\n#\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are important\nfactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including: general\neconomic business conditions, competitive and technological factors, markets,\nservices, products and prices, availability and the cost of capital, success\nof growth initiatives, limited operating history and other factors discussed\nin our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commissions. Additionally,\nthis release may not be considered as legal, accounting, or investment advice,\nand is not, and may not be considered, a solicitation for the purchase of any\nsecurities issued by HPN Holdings, Inc.\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/298193","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFCbdRlvk","title":"Orange Auto Insurance, Inc., Subsidiary of HPN Holdings, Inc. Appoints William Raniere as Executive Vice President of Claims & General Counsel","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"KICK","created":"2026-05-20T13:00:12.128Z","tickers":["KICK"],"exchange":"OTC","article_body":"Chicago, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - May 20, 2026) - HPN Holdings, Inc.\n(OTCID: KICK) (\"HPN\" or the \"Company\") today announced that its subsidiary,\nOrange Auto Insurance, Inc (\"Orange\"), a technology-driven non-standard\nautomobile insurance managing general agency, has appointed William Raniere as\nExecutive Vice President of Claims & General Counsel.\n\nMr. Raniere joins Orange with decades of leadership experience across the\nautomobile insurance, claims, litigation, and legal industries. Prior to\njoining Orange, he served as Deputy General Counsel and Senior VP at\nClearcover Insurance Company, where he helped build out the Claims, Legal and\nCompliance teams for the Company.\n\nPreviously, Mr. Raniere held several senior Executive positions at two other\nrapid growth non-standard automobile carriers, American Access Casualty\nCompany & United Automobile Insurance Company, including General Counsel/Chief\nLitigation Officer & Senior Vice President of Claims & Litigation. Throughout\nhis career, Mr. Raniere has played a key role in overseeing litigation\nstrategy, claims operations, regulatory compliance, risk management, and\norganizational growth within the non-standard automobile insurance market.\n\nIn his role at Orange, Mr. Raniere will oversee the Company's legal affairs,\nclaims strategy, regulatory initiatives, carrier compliance, and operational\nrisk management, while working closely with executive leadership to support\nOrange's long-term expansion strategy. The Company believes his deep\noperational and legal expertise will play a critical role as Orange continues\nbuilding a scalable, technology-focused insurance platform designed to\ncapitalize on opportunities within the non-standard automobile insurance\nmarket.\n\n\"William is one of the most experienced and respected executives in the\nnon-standard automobile insurance industry, and we are extremely excited to\nwelcome him to Orange,\" said Dean Kozlowski, Chief Executive Officer of Orange\nAuto Insurance. \"His background leading legal, claims, and litigation\noperations at multiple successful insurance organizations gives Orange a\ntremendous advantage as we continue executing on our growth strategy. William\nwill play a major role in helping build Orange into a premier\ntechnology-driven insurance platform.\"\n\n\"I am excited to join Orange during such an important stage of the Company's\ndevelopment,\" said William Raniere. \"Orange has assembled an experienced\nleadership team with a clear vision for the future, and I look forward to\nhelping the Company scale its operations, strengthen its infrastructure, and\ncontinue building a differentiated platform within the automobile insurance\nmarket.\"\n\nAbout Orange Auto Insurance\n\nOrange Auto Insurance (\"Orange\") is a non-standard automobile insurance\ncompany and managing general agency focused on identifying and exploiting\nhard-market opportunities that offer the potential for above-market returns.\nOrange delivers a simplified, technology-focused sales, underwriting, and\nclaims platform designed to improve efficiency, pricing accuracy, and\ncommunication across the insurance value chain.\n\nAbout HPN Holdings, Inc.\n\nHPN Holdings, Inc. is an OTC Markets-listed company trading under the symbol\nKICK. The Company's strategy is to acquire and grow premier operating\nbusinesses through mergers and acquisitions.\n\nFor more information, please contact:\nKaitlin Profita\nEmail: admin@HPNHoldings.com\n\n#\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are important\nfactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including: general\neconomic business conditions, competitive and technological factors, markets,\nservices, products and prices, availability and the cost of capital, success\nof growth initiatives, limited operating history and other factors discussed\nin our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commissions. Additionally,\nthis release may not be considered as legal, accounting, or investment advice,\nand is not, and may not be considered, a solicitation for the purchase of any\nsecurities issued by HPN Holdings, Inc.\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/298193"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-20T13:00:12.144271908Z","server_sent_at_ms":1779282012144},"received_at":"2026-05-20T13:00:12.212Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/298193"},"analysis":{"id":"30251","press_release_id":"40811","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Insurance Brokers & Consultants","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"HPN Holdings announced that its subsidiary, Orange Auto Insurance, has appointed William Raniere as Executive Vice President of Claims and General Counsel.\n\nRaniere joins from Clearcover Insurance Company, where he served as Deputy General Counsel and Senior VP, bringing decades of experience in non-standard auto insurance claims and legal operations.\n\nHe will oversee legal affairs, claims strategy, and regulatory compliance for Orange, supporting the subsidiary's expansion in the hard-market auto insurance segment.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine subsidiary executive hire; low signal for broader market."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"William is one of the most experienced and respected executives in the non-standard automobile insurance industry, and we are extremely excited to welcome him to Orange","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"William Raniere","role":"Executive Vice President of Claims & General Counsel"},{"name":"Dean Kozlowski","role":"Chief Executive Officer of Orange Auto Insurance"},{"name":"Kaitlin Profita","role":"Contact"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"HPN Holdings, Inc.","ticker":"KICK","relationship":"parent"},{"name":"Orange Auto Insurance, Inc.","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"Clearcover Insurance Company","relationship":"former employer"},{"name":"American Access Casualty Company","relationship":"former employer"},{"name":"United Automobile Insurance Company","relationship":"former employer"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Appointment of a senior executive (EVP/General Counsel) at a subsidiary. 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