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First Connecticut Crumbling Foundation Repaired with State’s Help

Work has been completed on the first Connecticut home with a crumbling foundation, using funds from a captive insurance company created by the General Assembly in 2017. It took about six weeks to replace Kevin and Aisling McCloskey’s basement in …

Head of Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Entity Concerned About Funding Delay

The superintendent of the new entity charged with distributing millions of dollars to Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations says he’s within weeks of shutting down if state bonding isn’t released. Michael Maglaras told members of several legislative committees on Friday …

Vermont Hospital to Bring Captive Insurance Firm to State

The University of Vermont Health Network is going to bring a wholly owned insurance company home to Vermont. The UVM Network’s captive insurance company, which provides malpractice insurance for its medical providers, is currently located in Bermuda. The network’s board …

Special Purpose Captive Insurer Approved in Arkansas

Diamond Risk Insurance LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baptist Health, has been approved as a captive insurer by the Arkansas Insurance Department. Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr said Baptist Health is the first entity in Arkansas to create its own …

Vermont Licensed 33 New Captive Insurers in 2015

Vermont licensed 33 new captive insurance companies in 2015, according to data released by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation. 2015’s new licensees bring Vermont’s overall total licenses to 1,062 with 588 active captive insurers. Vermont officials said an active …

Delaware Marks Licensing of 1,000th Captive Insurer

Delaware Gov. Jack Markell presented Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart with a proclamation Monday recognizing the Department of Insurance’s (DOI) licensing of its 1,000 captive insurance company, AWI Inc. of Voorhees, New Jersey. Delaware is currently the sixth-largest captive domicile …

Connecticut Announces Its 3rd Licensed Captive Insurance Company

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced last week that the corporate owner of one of the largest grocery store chains in New York City is setting up its captive insurance subsidiary in Connecticut. The Red Apple Group, which operates Gristedes …

Vermont Celebrates 1,000th Licensed Captive Insurance Company

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and other state officials announced Thursday that the state’s Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has licensed Vermont’s 1,000th captive insurance company.At a Statehouse ceremony Thursday, DFR Commissioner Susan Donegan signed the license for the 1,000th captive …

N.Y. Regulator Lists New Financial Issues of Concern

New York financial regulators have begun focusing on issues including the independence and integrity of monitors installed at banks and other companies after regulatory violations or crimes. In an economic address last week, Department of Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky …

Vermont Licensed 32 New Captives in 2012

Vermont licensed 32 new captives in 2012 — finishing with strong showings by the construction and manufacturing sectors which each had five new licensees, according to data released on Jan. 16 by the Vermont Captive Insurance Division. Vermont Gov. Peter …