Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Connecticut Supreme Court Won’t Hear Alex Jones’ Appeal of $1B Sandy Hook Verdict
Apr 16 2025 // The Connecticut Supreme Court has declined to hear conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ appeal in a defamation case that resulted in a $1.4 billion verdict against him for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting...
Connecticut Court Restores Administrative Law Judge’s Discretion in Workers Comp
Mar 25 2025 // The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that an administrative law judge has the discretion to award a workers compensation claimant, after he or she reaches maximum medical improvement, ongoing temporary partial...
Transportation Firm Faces Fines, Remediation Costs for Connecticut Oil Tanker Spill
Mar 20 2025 // Soundview Transportation faces a series of penalties and payments totaling $350,000 over a November 2022 oil tanker accident in Norfolk, Connnecticut, announced state Attorney General William Tong. In addition to the...
World Insurance Acquires Archambault Associates of Connecticut
Mar 10 2025 // World Insurance Associates LLC reports it acquired the business of Archambault Insurance Associates of Putnam, Connecticut in December. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Archambault was founded in 1928 by Joseph...
Connecticut Lawmakers Ban Use of Foreign-Made Drones by State, Local Agencies
Feb 28 2025 // HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers passed emergency legislation this week prohibiting state agencies and municipalities from purchasing or using Chinese and Russian drones while also imposing restrictions on...
King Risk Partners Acquires Kerr Agency in Connecticut
Feb 19 2025 // Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners announced its acquisition of the Kerr Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency located in Simsbury, Connecticut. This strategic acquisition furthers King Risk...
Connecticut’s Captive Insurance Industry Keeps Growing
Feb 14 2025 // Connecticut continues to grow its captive insurance industry, adding nine new captive insurers in 2024 for a 17% increase over the previous year. In addition to the nine new captives, the state insurance department also...
Insurance Services of New England Adds 8 Connecticut Agencies
Feb 13 2025 // Regional independent agency network Insurance Services of New England (ISNE) reported it has expanded into Connecticut with eight additional agencies. The Connecticut agencies ISNE is welcoming to its network are Ahrens,...
Connecticut Resiliency Plan Includes Flood Insurance, History Notification Mandate
Jan 22 2025 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is proposing legislation aimed at improving the state’s resilience in the face of severe weather events, including requiring expanded notification to homeowners and renters of the...
Hub Acquires Connecticut’s Byrnes Agency
Jan 9 2025 // Insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Byrnes Agency, Inc. in Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1932, Byrnes Agency is located in Dayville and Norwich. The...
Connecticut Court Upholds $965 Million Sandy Hook Verdict Against Jones
Dec 9 2024 // The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, determining there’s “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to...
Connecticut Approves 6% Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease for 2025
Nov 21 2024 // The trend of decreasing rates in Connecticut workers’ compensation insurance will continue as the state’s insurance regulator has approved an industry proposed 6% rate decrease beginning January 1, 2025. The...
King Risk Partners Acquires Connecticut’s Suzio Insurance
Oct 30 2024 // Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners reports it has acquired Suzio Insurance Center, Inc., an independent insurance agency based in Meriden, Connecticut. Suzio Insurance Center was started in 1974 by the late...
Connecticut Declares State of Emergency, Burn Ban Due to Severe Fire Conditions
Oct 28 2024 // The state of Connecticut on Saturday instituted a ban on the use of outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors in all state parks, forests, and wildlife management areas due to...
Firefighter Killed Responding to Connecticut State Park Fire
Oct 23 2024 // A Connecticut firefighter was killed while battling a massive brush fire at Lamentation Mountain in Berlin. Governor Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Robert Sharkevich Sr., a member of the...
Connecticut Obtains Settlement Over Data Breach Affecting Webster Bank Customers
Oct 23 2024 // Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a settlement with Guardian Analytics, Inc. and its successor Actimize, Inc., resolving an investigation into a data breach affecting Webster Bank customers’...
Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Costs to Drop Again in 2025
Oct 1 2024 // Connecticut workers’ compensation insurers are recommending an overall 6.1% reduction in loss costs in the voluntary market and a 6.2% overall reduction in the assigned risk market for next year. If the...
Connecticut Flood Recovery Centers for Small Businesses Now Open
Sep 27 2024 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened two business recovery centers that are now providing in-person assistance to businesses applying for federal disaster...
Connecticut Aquarium Pays $12K to Settle Investigation Into Whale Deaths
Sep 20 2024 // A Connecticut aquarium where three beluga whales died in recent years has agreed to settle a federal investigation over alleged animal care and water quality violations by paying a $12,200 fine while not admitting or...
Four People From Connecticut Die in Small Plane Crash in Vermont
Sep 11 2024 // A small plane crashed in Vermont near an airport in Ferrisburgh, killing the four people on board, police said Monday. The Vermont State Police recovered the bodies from the wreckage of the four-seat, single-engine Piper...
